期刊
PROCESS SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
卷 113, 期 -, 页码 68-77出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.psep.2017.09.016
关键词
Melon (Cucumis melo L.) seeds; Seeds oil; Fatty acids; Bioactive components; Phenolic compounds; beta-Sitosterol; Tocopherols
资金
- Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Tunisia
Studies were conducted on the chemical composition of melon (Cucumis melo L.) seeds, Maazoun variety. Melon seeds were found to contain (on a dry weight basis): moisture (7.16%), oil (30.65%), protein (27.41%), ash (4.83%), carbohydrate (29.96%), fibers (25.32%) and considerable amounts of antioxidant substances as phenolic compounds. The major mineral elements were: potassium, magnesium and calcium. The chemical composition of oil extracted from melon seeds was investigated. The main fatty acids of melon seed oil were linoleic acid and oleic acid. The chromatographic analysis of phenolic compounds showed that flavonoids were the most important group with predominance of amentoflavone (32.80 mu g/g). Besides, melon seed oil presented considerable amounts of phytosterols in which beta-sitosterol was the major sterol accounting for 206.42 mg/100 g. The seed oil was also found to be rich in tocopherols with a predominance of beta+gamma-tocopherol fraction. The obtained results revealed that melon seeds presented an alternative source of plant oil which may serve as raw material for food applications. (C) 2017 Institution of Chemical Engineers. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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