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Sesame seed is a rich source of dietary lignans

Moazzami AA, Kamal-Eldin A

Sammanfattning

The variation in the contents of sesamin and sesamolin was studied in oils extracted from 65 samples of sesame seeds (Sesamum indicum L.) from plants with shattering (n = 29), semishattering (n = 7), and nondehiscent (n = 29) capsules. The oil content ranged from 32.5 to 50.6% and was greater in white than black seeds (P < 0.001). The sesamin and sesamolin contents in seeds ranged from 7 to 712 mg/100 g (mean +/- SD, 163 +/- 141 mg/100 g) and from 21 to 297 mg/100 g (101 +/- 58 mg/100 g), respectively, with no difference between black and white seeds. Thus, there was a wide variation in the contents of sesamin and sesamolin, which were positively correlated (R-2 = 0.66, P < 0.001). There were negative correlations between the contents of sesamin and the contents of sesaminol (R-2 = 0.37) and sesamolinol (R-2 = 0.36) and between the content of sesamolin and those of sesaminol (R-2 = 0.35) and sesamolinol (R-2 = 0.46) (P < 0.001). Sesame seeds had an average of 0.63% lignans, making them a rich source of dietary lignans

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Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society
2006, Volym: 83, nummer: 8, sidor: 719-723
Utgivare: AMER OIL CHEMISTS SOC A O C S PRESS