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- Title
Oenocarpus bataua Mart. (Arecaceae): Rediscovering a Source of High Oleic Vegetable Oil from Amazonia.
- Authors
Montúfar, Rommel; Laffargue, Andréina; Pintaud, Jean-Christophe; Hamon, Serge; Avallone, Sylvie; Dussert, Stéphane
- Abstract
The fatty acid (FA) composition of Oenocarpus bataua oil from 38 samples collected over a large geographical range (i.e. French Guiana and Peru) was analyzed. Fifteen fatty acids were obtained from the mesocarp of this palm species. Oleic (72.7%) and palmitic (18.1%) acids were the predominant FAs. Minor FAs were cis-vaccenic acid (2.3%), linoleic acid (1.9%), stearic acid (1.7%), palmitoleic (0.9%) and alpha-linolenic acid (0.8%). The mean lipid content of the dry mesocarp was 51.6%. The O. bataua oil samples analyzed were remarkably rich in α-tocopherol. By contrast, the other fractions of the unsaponifiable matter (sterols, carotenoids) did not show any noteworthy specificity in comparison with common vegetable oils. However, the particularly high percentage in Δ5-avenasterol of O. bataua oil could serve as a marker for its authentication. Results are discussed in terms of the potential nutritional value of O. bataua oil.
- Subjects
JESSENIA bataua; VEGETABLE oils; ESSENTIAL fatty acids; STEARIC acid; PLANT lipids
- Publication
Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society (JAOCS), 2010, Vol 87, Issue 2, p167
- ISSN
0003-021X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11746-009-1490-4