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Searching alternative uses for Cissus tiliacea Kunth fruit in Central Mexico: seed oil and fruit liquor

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Although Vitis vinifera L. is the most commercial fruit species in the Vitaceae family, within the genus Cissus L. several species have agro-industrial and pharmacological potential. In Central Mexico, Cissus tiliacea Kunth grows wildly but might be cropped with apparently low agronomical requirements. This study was performed aiming to know C. tiliacea fruits characteristics growing on ex situ conditions and their potential as a source of oil and to prepare alcoholic beverages. During 3 years, we determined some physical and biochemical fruit characteristics from plants cropped in Zumpahuacán, México. Fruit weight was between 0.45 and 0.61 g; acidity was between 1.57 and 2.68 %; pH between 5.27 and 5.88; and the content of total soluble solids was between 13.6 and 15.5°B. All fruit presented one seed with an average of 0.04 g per unit and an oil content of 37 %. Present results suggest this species as a potential source of bio-oil, which is obtained from a non-edible plant. Linoleic (54 %), and oleic and palmitic (18 % each) are the main acids which can be obtained from the C. tiliacea oil. Likewise, linoleic and oleic acid are the main fatty acids in the edible V. vinifera oil. However, the C. tiliacea oil tribological properties might be tested. After drinking and observation, the fruit liquor was qualified as acceptable for a group of unexperienced panelist.

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Acknowledgments

We kindly thank Mr. José Franco and Mrs. Elizabeth Mora for allowing us to crop the C. tiliacea plants. Prof. J. A. López-Sandoval, Prof. Isabel Martínez-De La Cruz and M. Sc. J. H. Jiménez-Martínez kindly provided information for this report.

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  1. Laboratorio de Horticultura, Facultad de Ciencias Agrícolas, Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados en Fitomejoramiento, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Campus El Cerrillo, C.P. 50000, Toluca, Mexico

    Omar Franco-Mora, Aaran A. Morales P. & Alma D. Mirelles V.

  2. Facultad de Ciencias Agrícolas, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Campus El Cerrillo, C.P. 50000, Toluca, Mexico

    A. Castañeda-Vildózola & Jesús R. Sánchez-Pale

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Franco-Mora, O., Morales P., A.A., Mirelles V., A.D. et al. Searching alternative uses for Cissus tiliacea Kunth fruit in Central Mexico: seed oil and fruit liquor. Genet Resour Crop Evol 63, 141–149 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-015-0343-2

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