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Obtaining high-quality oil from monguba (Pachira aquatica Aubl.) seeds by using supercritical CO2 process

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Author(s):
Rodrigues, Alexsandra Pereira [1] ; Nathia-Neves, Grazielle [2] ; Pereira, Gustavo Araujo [1, 3] ; Massarioli, Adna Prado [4] ; De Almeida Meireles, Maria Angela [2] ; de Alencar, Severino Matias [4] ; Pastore, Glaucia Maria [1]
Total Authors: 7
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Estadual Campinas, Dept Food Sci, Bioflavors & Bioact Cpds Lab, UNICAMP, BR-13083862 Campinas, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Estadual Campinas, Dept Food Engn, Lab Supercrit Technol Extract Fractionat & Identi, UNICAMP, BR-13083862 Campinas, SP - Brazil
[3] Fed Univ UFPA, Sch Food Engn FEA, Inst Technol ITEC, BR-66075110 Belem, PA - Brazil
[4] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Agroind, Fatty & Oil Lab, Food & Nutr, ESALQ USP, BR-13418900 Piracicaba, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 4
Document type: Journal article
Source: JOURNAL OF SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS; v. 171, MAY 2021.
Web of Science Citations: 3
Abstract

Monguba seeds show high content of extractable oil, approximately 54% (w/w). Literature data have reported the recovery of monguba seed oil using conventional methods. However, the use of emerging and environment-friendly methods should be applied, especially the supercritical fluid process. Therefore, we evaluated herein the effect of supercritical CO2 process (15-35 MPa and 40-60 degrees C) on yield, fatty acid profile, tocopherols content, and antioxidant activity of monguba oil. The highest global yield (39.64 g/100 g) was obtained by using 35 MPa and 60 degrees C. Palmitic acid was the main fatty acid, which partially justifies the highest global yield observed at 60 degrees C. Supercritical process operated at 60 degrees C, 35 MPa for 160 min showed global yield equal to the Soxhlet method. The use of supercritical CO2 allows the recovery of high content of high-quality monguba oil without affecting the antioxidant activity and the gamma-tocopherol content. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 15/50333-1 - COBRA: a novel compound discovery pipeline for rapid and cost-effective identification of bioactives with health beneficial effects in Brazilian crops
Grantee:Glaucia Maria Pastore
Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants