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Profiling of Lipids, Nutraceuticals, and Bioactive Compounds Extracted from an Oilseed Rich in PUFA

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Polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) rich vegetable oils are nutritionally and economically important agriculture based commodities. The lipid profile, nutraceutical content, and antioxidant activity of Indian chia seed oil (CSO) were analysed and compared with PUFA rich vegetable oils. The total oil content was 28% (w/w) with α-linolenic acid (ALA; 65%) as the predominant fatty acid and a n-3/n-6 ratio of 3.5. The tocopherol content was 144 mg/kg of oil, with γ + β being the most abundant. The squalene content was 178.47 mg/100 g of oil, and the total phenolic content was 0.014 mg GAE/g of oil. The identity of major polyphenols in the methanolic extract of CSO were established by LC-HRMS. FTIR spectra of CSO exhibited characteristic features that were identical to other PUFA rich oils. Results demonstrate that the Indian CSO is an excellent source of essential fatty acids and key nutraceuticals.

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The authors greatly acknowledge the Director, CSIR-CFTRI, for her kind support. RG is thankful to CSIR-UGC for the fellowship.

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The Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)-Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi (EEQ/2016/000531) supported this work.

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    Rahul Gopalam, Vallamkondu Manasa, Salony R. Vaishnav, Palak Daga & Ajay W. Tumaney

  2. Department of Lipid Science, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, 570 020, India

    Rahul Gopalam, Vallamkondu Manasa, Salony R. Vaishnav, Palak Daga & Ajay W. Tumaney

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Gopalam, R., Manasa, V., Vaishnav, S.R. et al. Profiling of Lipids, Nutraceuticals, and Bioactive Compounds Extracted from an Oilseed Rich in PUFA. Plant Foods Hum Nutr 77, 98–104 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11130-021-00945-0

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