Mamey sapote seed oil (&lt;em&gt;Pouteria sapota&lt;/em&gt;). Potential, composition, fractionation and thermal behavior

J A Solís-Fuentes,A D Fernández-Suárez,M C Durán-De-Bazúa,R C Ayala-Tirado

doi:10.3989/gya.0691141

Abstract

The chemical composition of the waste from mamey sapote ( Pouteria sapota ) and its oil extracted from the seed (MSSO) of ripe and unripe fruits, was studied. The MSSO from ripe fruits was dry-fractionated, and the thermal and phase behaviors of its fractions and their mixtures with other known natural fats were analyzed. The main components of the mamey peel and the seed were crude fiber (81.32%) and fat (44.41% db), respectively. The seed oil contained oleic, stearic, palmitic and linoleic as its main fatty acids. The MSSO showed a simple thermal behavior with a broad fusion range and four maximum temperature peaks. The solid fractions showed maximum melting peaks at higher temperatures than the residual liquid. The MSSO solid fractions showed a potential for use as constituents in mixtures with other natural fats, such as cocoa butter or mango seed fat.

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The effects of predominating exogenous cultural patterns promoted by the globalization of the world economy have often discouraged, in local contexts, the cultivation, use and consumption of indigenous plant species in detriment of the natural biodiversity
This paper summarizes some results of an investigation concerning the fruit of mamey sapote, mainly of its traditionally non-food waste portions, in order to further their comprehensive utilization through greater knowledge of their characteristics and potentiality as a source of raw materials
The aim of this study was to estimate the possibility of obtaining oils from residues of mamey sapote in its mature and immature states, to study the composition of the oil extracted and purified from the seed and to carry out the dry fractionation of the oil in order to establish its thermal and phase behavior, of great importance for comprehending its potential uses

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The effects of predominating exogenous cultural patterns promoted by the globalization of the world economy have often discouraged, in local contexts, the cultivation, use and consumption of indigenous plant species in detriment of the natural biodiversity. Durán-de-Bazúa future populations (Solís-Fuentes and Durán-deBazúa, 2002)

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