Chemical studies on the lignans and other minor constituents of sesame seed oil

Abstract

The oil fraction of most oilseeds is composed mainly of triacylglycerols (95-99%) acting as a dispersing medium for a wide range of lipophilic and amphiphilic secondary metabolites, collectively forming what is known as the unsaponifiable fraction. Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) oil consists of triacylglycerols (95%), diacylglycerols (2.6%), free fatty acids (0.1%), and other lipids, including phospholipids and unsaponifiables (2.3%).

Published in

Medicinal and aromatic plants--industrial profiles
2010, number: 48, pages: 79-92
Title: Sesame : The genus Sesamum
Publisher: CRC Press

SLU Authors

• Kamal-Eldin, Afaf

  • Department of Molecular Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Food Engineering

Publication identifier

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1201/b13601-9
• ISBN: 978-0-8493-3538-9
• eISBN: 978-1-4200-0520-2

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/132437