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Effects Of Extraction Methods on The Physicochemical Characteristics, Fatty Acid Composition, Total Phenol Content, and Alpha-Tocopherol Levels of Moringa Peregrine Seed Oil

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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This study investigated the impact of various extraction methods on the physical and chemical properties, fatty acid profiles, total phenol content (TPC), and alpha-tocopherol levels in Saudi Arabian Moringa Peregrine seed oil. The seeds underwent extraction through solvent methods using hexane (SEH) or petroleum ether (SEP), as well as cold extraction (CE). Results revealed that oils obtained through solvent extraction exhibited superior physical and chemical characteristics compared to those from cold extraction. Acid values were 0.25 and 0.26% in SEH and SEP oils, respectively, whereas in CE oil, the value was 0.61%. Peroxide values were 6.12 and 6.05 mEq/kg in SEH and SEP oils, respectively, but increased to 8.04 mEq/kg in CE oil. Iodine values were 125.65 g I2/100 g in CE oil, whereas in SEH and SEP oils, they were 115.04 and 110.18 g I2/100 g, respectively. Solvent-extracted oil exhibited darker, greener, and yellower hues compared to the darker, redder, and yellower tones of CE oil. The fatty acid composition of the SEH oil sample notably differed from the other two samples, showing lower levels of oleic, palmitoleic, stearic, arachidic, behenic, and monounsaturated fatty acids. In contrast, the SEH oil contained higher concentrations of palmitic, linoleic, erucic, saturated, and polyunsaturated fatty acids compared to the other samples. Interestingly, the CE oil sample demonstrated slightly higher TPC and alpha-tocopherol content than the solvent-extracted samples. The physical and chemical characteristics of Moringa seed oil suggest potential nutritional advantages, possibly linked to its rich content of unsaturated fatty acids.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2024.317109.10311

Keywords

Keywords: Moringa Peregrine, solvent extraction, Cold extraction, physicochemical properties, Fatty acid profiles. 

Authors

First Name

Saeed

Last Name

Asiri

MiddleName

Amer

Affiliation

Food Science & Nutrition Department, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia

Email

sasir@kfu.edu.sa

City

Al-Ahsa

Orcid

0000-0001-6515-2281

Volume

67

Article Issue

11

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50157

Issue Date

2024-11-01

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2024-08-31

Publish Date

2024-11-01

Page Start

309

Page End

321

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0449-2285

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2357-0245

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383,197

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444

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Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/

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Effects Of Extraction Methods on The Physicochemical Characteristics, Fatty Acid Composition, Total Phenol Content, and Alpha-Tocopherol Levels of Moringa Peregrine Seed Oil

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30 Dec 2024