TY - JOUR
T1 - Mayten tree seed oil
T2 - Nutritional value evaluation according to antioxidant capacity and bioactive properties
AU - Ginocchio, Rosanna
AU - Muñoz-Carvajal, Eduardo
AU - Velásquez, Patricia
AU - Giordano, Ady
AU - Montenegro, Gloria
AU - Colque-Perez, Germán
AU - Sáez-Navarrete, César
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/4
Y1 - 2021/4
N2 - The Mayten tree (Maytenus boaria Mol.), a native plant of Chile that grows under environ-mentally limiting conditions, was historically harvested to extract an edible oil, and may represent an opportunity to expand current vegetable oil production. Seeds were collected from Mayten trees in north-central Chile, and seed oil was extracted by solvent extraction. The seed oil showed a reddish coloration, with quality parameters similar to those of other vegetable oils. The fatty acid composition revealed high levels of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids. Oleic and linoleic acids, which are relevant to the human diet, were well represented in the extracted Mayten tree seed oil. The oil displayed an antioxidant capacity due to the high contents of antioxidant compounds (polyphenols and carotenoids) and may have potential health benefits for diseases associated with oxidative stress.
AB - The Mayten tree (Maytenus boaria Mol.), a native plant of Chile that grows under environ-mentally limiting conditions, was historically harvested to extract an edible oil, and may represent an opportunity to expand current vegetable oil production. Seeds were collected from Mayten trees in north-central Chile, and seed oil was extracted by solvent extraction. The seed oil showed a reddish coloration, with quality parameters similar to those of other vegetable oils. The fatty acid composition revealed high levels of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids. Oleic and linoleic acids, which are relevant to the human diet, were well represented in the extracted Mayten tree seed oil. The oil displayed an antioxidant capacity due to the high contents of antioxidant compounds (polyphenols and carotenoids) and may have potential health benefits for diseases associated with oxidative stress.
KW - ABTS
KW - Antioxidant capacity
KW - DPPH
KW - Maytenus boaria
KW - Nutrition
KW - Solvent extraction
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85104289536&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/foods10040729
DO - 10.3390/foods10040729
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85104289536
SN - 2304-8158
VL - 10
JO - Foods
JF - Foods
IS - 4
M1 - 729
ER -