TY - JOUR
T1 - Oenocarpus bataua Mart. (arecaceae)
T2 - Rediscovering a source of high oleic vegetable oil from amazonia
AU - Montúfar, Rommel
AU - Laffargue, Andŕina
AU - Pintaud, Jean Christophe
AU - Hamon, Serge
AU - Avallone, Sylvie
AU - Dussert, Stéphane
PY - 2010/2
Y1 - 2010/2
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Amazonia
KW - Arecaceae
KW - Carotenoids Tocopherols
KW - Fatty acids Oenocarpus bataua
KW - Oil
KW - Sterols
KW - Unsaponifiable lipids
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77957692343&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s11746-009-1490-4
DO - 10.1007/s11746-009-1490-4
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77957692343
SN - 0003-021X
VL - 87
SP - 167
EP - 172
JO - JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society
JF - JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society
IS - 2
ER -
