Physicochemical and nutritional characterization of the seeds of Ebenopsis caesalpinoides (Standl.) Britton & Rose, plant native to Sinaloa, Mexico
2013
Pío-León, J.F. | López-Angulo, G. | Vega-Aviña, R. | Montes-Avila, J. | Díaz-Camacho, S.P. | Delgado-Vargas, F.
It is reported for the first time the physicochemical and nutritional characteristics of the Ebenopsis caesalpinoides seeds, an underused edible-leguminous-plant from Sinaloa, Mexico. In these seeds were registered: a high content of lipophilic compounds (triterpenes/sterols and fatty acids); the main nutritional components were lipids (274 g/kg b.h.), proteins (271.5 g/kg b.h.), dietary fiber (127.8 g/kg b.h.), α-tocopherol (75.8 mg/kg), copper (12.7 mg/kg), magnesium (2531 mg/kg), manganese (7.7 mg/kg) and potassium (12686.9 mg/kg); the main fatty acids were oleic (619 g/kg), linoleic (122.2 g/kg) and palmitic (94.7 g/kg); proteins with a high content of phenylalanine + tyrosine (99.7 g/kg) and low in sulfur amino acids (14.8 g/kg) and lysine (8.3 g/kg); tannins (8.7 g/kg), phytic acid (3.2 g/kg); and antioxidant activity (ABTS = 23246.6 μmolET/kg). By these properties, consumption of E. caesalpinoides seeds could provide health benefits for prevention or management of cardiovascular diseases.
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