1. Phenolic Compounds, Antioxidant Activity and Fatty Acid Composition of Roasted Alyanak Apricot Kernel
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Elfadil E. Babiker, Fahad Al-Juhaimi, Omer N. Alsawmahi, Isam A. Mohamed Ahmed, Nurhan Uslu, Kashif Ghafoor, and Mehmet Musa Özcan
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Antioxidant ,Prunus armeniaca ,030309 nutrition & dietetics ,General Chemical Engineering ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Linoleic acid ,Catechols ,Apricot kernel ,Antioxidants ,Catechin ,Palmitic acid ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,0404 agricultural biotechnology ,Gallic Acid ,Hydroxybenzoates ,medicine ,Plant Oils ,Food science ,Gallic acid ,Microwaves ,0303 health sciences ,04 agricultural and veterinary sciences ,General Medicine ,General Chemistry ,040401 food science ,Oleic acid ,Linoleic Acids ,chemistry ,Seeds ,Fatty acid composition ,Oleic Acid - Abstract
The oil recovery from Alyanak apricot kernel was 36.65% in control (unroasted) and increased to 43.77% in microwave-roasted kernels. The total phenolic contents in extracts from apricot kernel were between 0.06 (oven-roasted) and 0.20 mg GAE/100 g (microwave-roasted) while the antioxidant activity varied between 2.55 (oven-roasted) and 19.34% (microwave-roasted). Gallic acid, 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid, (+)-catechin and 1,2-dihydroxybenzene were detected as the key phenolic constituents in apricot kernels. Gallic acid contents varied between 0.53 (control) and 1.10 mg/100 g (microwave-roasted) and 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid contents were between 0.10 (control) and 0.35 mg/100 g (microwave-roasted). Among apricot oil fatty acids, palmitic acid contents ranged from 4.38 (oven-roasted) to 4.76% (microwave-roasted); oleic acid contents were between 65.73% (oven-roasted) and 66.15% (control) and linoleic acid contents varied between 26.55 (control) and 27.12% (oven-roasted).
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- 2021
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