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Functional Foods produced from avocado fruits

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Last updated: 05 Jan 2025

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The study aimed to evaluate the nutritional and phytochemical properties of Avocado fruit and explore the possibility of using Avocado puree as a fat replacer in muffins to create functional foods rich in phytochemical compounds. The results showed that Avocado fruit has a high crude fat content of 15.80%, primarily composed of monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA). The ash content was low at 1.20%, while the crude fiber content was relatively high at 6.80%. Avocado fruit is also notable for its mineral content, with high levels of potassium (495.0 mg/100g) and moderate levels of phosphorus (58.0 mg/100g), magnesium (30.0 mg/100g), and calcium (13.20 mg/100g). Additionally, Avocado fruit is a good source of various vitamins. The predominant phenolic compound in Avocado fruit flesh was chlorogenic acid (17.38%). Avocado fruit oil is known for its high content of monounsaturated fatty acids, particularly oleic acid (C18:1), which makes up the majority of the fatty acids in avocado oil at 50.85%. Avocado oil also contains significant amounts of palmitic acid (C16:0) at 28.06% and linoleic acid (C18:2) at 12.87%. The study found that the addition of Avocado puree as a fat replacer in muffins did not have a significant effect on the sensory characteristics of the prepared muffins, even at 100% replacement levels. Based on these results, the study suggests that muffins containing Avocado puree as a fat replacer can be developed as functional foods.

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10.21608/jsaes.2023.244184.1058

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Avocado fruit, nutritional, phytochemical properties, fatty acids, and muffins

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Alaa

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Alghanam

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Food Sci. and Tech. Dept., Fac. of Agric. Tanta Univ.

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alaa19@yahoo.com

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tanata

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mousa

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salem

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abdou

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Food Sci. and Tech. Dept., Fac. of Agric. Tanta Univ.

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salem66@yahoo.com

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tanta

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mohamed

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el bana

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food technology research institute

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dr.elbana69@gmail.com

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sahar

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abdelhady

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ramadan

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Food Sci. and Tech. Dept., Fac. of Agric. kafer eksheikh Univ.

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abdelhday22@yahoo.com

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kafer el sheikh

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2

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4

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44370

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2023-11-01

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2023-11-05

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2023-11-01

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73

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80

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2735-4377

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2785-9878

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Journal of Sustainable Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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Functional Foods produced from avocado fruits

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28 Dec 2024