Baobab fruit: assessment of seed kernel lipid fraction

Passos, Fábio; Nunes, M. Antónia; Pimentel, Filipa; Costa, Anabela S.G.; Ferreira da Vinha, Ana; Oliveira, M. Beatriz P.P.

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Ferreira da Vinha, Ana

Oliveira, M. Beatriz P.P.

Abstract(s)

Fruit seeds are important sources of oils for nutritional, pharmaceutical and industrial purposes, despite their differences in fatty acids composition. To study the viability of baobab seed kernel valorization as a new alternative edible oil source, it is essential to characterize its lipid fraction. Oil was obtained by Soxhlet extraction with petroleum ether (2.5 h). Fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) were then analyzed by GC, in a Shimadzu GC-2010 gas chromatograph with a flame ionization detector (Shimadzu, Columbia). Vitamin E profile (α, β, γ and δ-tocopherols and α, β, γ and δ-tocotrienols) was determined by NP-HPLC/DAD/FLD, in an HPLC integrated system (Jasco, Japan).

Keywords

Baobab fruit Oil seeds Nutritional composition Pharmaceutical properties Industrial applications Vitamin E profile Fatty acids characterization

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http://hdl.handle.net/10284/9860

Citation

Passos, F., Nunes, M.A., Pimentel, F., Costa, A.S.G., Vinha, A.F., Oliveira, M.B.P.P. 2016. Baobab fruit: Assessment of seed kernel lipid fraction. Book of Abstracts 9th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Porto, p. 11115.