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Yucca aloifolia Linn (Y. aloifolia), also known as Spanish bayonet, is a drought-tolerant plant containing important bioactive compounds in various parts of the plant. Y. aloifolia is used as a natural medicinal herb. The purpose of the present study was to characterize and evaluate the seed oil extracted from Y. aloifolia seeds. The oil content of the seeds was 16.23%. The principal fatty acids in the oil were linoleic acid (73.38%), oleic acid (13.52%) and palmitic acid (8.18%). The oil has high vitamin E activity because of an appreciable concentration of tocols (204 mg/100 g), particularly tocotrienols, which represent 79% of the total amount of tocols. Tocotrienols have powerful antioxidant, anticancer, neuro/cardio protective and cholesterol-lowering properties. The thermal profile of Y. aloifolia seed oil was examined differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Y. aloifolia seed oil is considered to be healthy dietary oil.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Food Science and Technology Institute of Advanced Technology |
DOI Number: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-017-9892-2 |
Publisher: | Springer |
Keywords: | Yucca aloifolia; Seed oil; Fatty acids; Tocotrienols; DSC; Health benefits |
Depositing User: | Ms. Nida Hidayati Ghazali |
Date Deposited: | 21 Jun 2021 02:44 |
Last Modified: | 21 Jun 2021 02:44 |
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URI: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/74462 |
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