Temperature and extraction methods effects on yields, fatty acids, and tocopherols of prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica L.) seed oil of eastern region of Morocco

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salma Kadda ◽  
Abdelmadjid Belabed ◽  
El Hassania Loukili ◽  
Belkheir Hammouti ◽  
Soufiane Fadlaoui
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Seed Oil ◽  
Extraction Methods ◽  
Prickly Pear ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Opuntia Ficus Indica

Temperature Effects on Yields, Fatty Acids and Tocopherols of Prickly Pear (Opuntia Ficus Indica L.) Seed Oil of Oriental Region of Morocco

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salma KADDA ◽  
Abdelmadjid BELABED ◽  
Hassania LOUKILI ◽  
Belkheir HAMMOUTI ◽  
Soufiane FADLAOUI
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Temperature Effects ◽  
Extraction Method ◽  
Seed Oil ◽  
Prickly Pear ◽  
Chemical Extraction ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Opuntia Ficus Indica ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Mechanical Extraction

Abstract This study focuses on yields, chemical quality, composition, and the stability of the fatty acids of the oil extracted from Opuntia ficus indica seeds, collected from the eastern region of Morocco, regardless of the temperature and the extraction method used. The results of this study reveal that prickly pear is a rich source of oil. The obtained oil yields varied from 12.49%±0.09 for the mechanical extraction, 11.46±0.10 for the chemical extraction, and 10.52%±0.09 for the maceration. The main fatty acids found in O. Ficus indica are linoleic acid 75.80%±0.10 (Chemical), 74.07%±0.14 (Maceration) and 71.59%±0.14 (Mechanical), and palmitic acid 17.32%±0.02 (Chemical) 22.419% ±0.06 (Maceration) and 26.58% ±0.00 (Mechanical). So the oil of prickly pear could be classified as a linoleic. Among the Tocopherols founded, a high value of b-tocopherol has been detected in the mechanical extraction with 502.04±0,76 mg/kg followed by the chemical and the maceration extraction with (430.12±0.61mg/kg, 315.47± 0.96 mg/kg) respectively. The findings of the present study reveal that the oil of O. ficus indica could be used in cosmetics and pharmacological products.

Assessment of Extraction Methods and Biological Value of Seed Oil from Eight Variants of Prickly Pear Fruit (Opuntia spp.)

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 1181-1189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evelyn Regalado-Rentería ◽  
Juan Rogelio Aguirre-Rivera ◽  
Marco Martín González-Chávez ◽  
Roberto Sánchez-Sánchez ◽  
Fidel Martínez-Gutiérrez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Seed Oil ◽  
Extraction Methods ◽  
Prickly Pear ◽  
Pear Fruit ◽  
Biological Value ◽  
Opuntia Spp

scholarly journals Antibiofilm Properties Exhibited by the Prickly Pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) Seed Oil

Proceedings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Filomena Nazzaro ◽  
Florinda Fratianni ◽  
Antonio d’Acierno ◽  
Lucia Caputo ◽  
Vincenzo De Feo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa ◽  
Listeria Monocytogenes ◽  
Seed Oil ◽  
Antioxidant Properties ◽  
Prickly Pear ◽  
Pectobacterium Carotovorum ◽  
Opuntia Ficus Indica ◽  
Microbial Cells ◽  
Succulent Plant

Prickly pear [Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.] is a succulent plant that is globally diffused. The oil obtained from its seeds has antimicrobial and antioxidant properties. We evaluated the antibiofilm of the oil and its capacity to block the metabolic changes taking place in the microbial cells included in the biofilm. The oil was capable to inhibit at 38.75% the biofilm of Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Pectobacterium carotovorum (38.75%, 71.84%, and 63.06% inhibition, respectively). The metabolic activity of the microbial cells within the biofilm was also strongly inhibited. The action of the prickly pear seeds oil was effective also in blocking at 64.97% the metabolism of Listeria monocytogenes cells.

scholarly journals Enhancing oilseeds cold pressing techniques based on HAZOP analysis for prickly pear seeds, Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. e815
Author(s):  
Kamilia Alhamdaoui ◽  
Chouaib Benqlilou ◽  
Haiat Essalmani
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Oil Quality ◽  
High Hardness ◽  
Nozzle Diameter ◽  
Prickly Pear ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Opuntia Ficus Indica ◽  
Cold Pressing ◽  
Total Fatty Acids ◽  
High Level

The main goal of the present study was to determine optimal conditions for the extraction of oil with high added value by cold pressing technique. Namely the feeding conditions of the Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. (OFI) seeds, as well as the definition of the manipulable variables of the Kern-Kraft 20 press were specified. These specifications combine HAZOP (Hazard and Operability) analysis and experience plan to find out correlation between yield and oil quality with the pressure, temperature, nozzle diameter, residence time, pressing speed while considering high hardness level of the seed under study. The seed oil extracted according to the proposed approach was highly unsaturated where linoleic acid is the main fatty acids (60.42 % of total fatty acids), followed by oleic acid (21.65 %), palmitic acid (12.24 %), and stearic acid (3.88 %), respectively. Furthermore, it is worth mentioning that beta-sitosterol and gamma-tocopherol were the principal components of sterols and tocopherols representing 67.56 % of total sterols and 330 mg.kg-1 of total tocopherols. The proposed approach applied to prickly pear seeds had preserved the tocopherol fraction (796.70 mg.kg-1 of total tocopherols) about two times more than other cold-pressed seed oils approaches. Based on trial-and-error conditions, no additional operating problem even has been reported with a seed of high level of hardness. Seed should be introduced with a humidity level of 10 % without grinding. Moreover, no heating should be supplied and an optimal pressing speed of 30 and a nozzle diameter of 15 mm.

scholarly journals The Effect of Nitrogen Fertilization on the Yield, Quality and Fatty Acid Composition of Opuntia ficus-indica Seed Oil

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (18) ◽  
pp. 10123
Author(s):  
Vuyelwa Nkoi ◽  
Maryna de Wit ◽  
Herman Fouche ◽  
Gesine Coetzer ◽  
Arno Hugo
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Stearic Acid ◽  
Seed Oil ◽  
Vaccenic Acid ◽  
N Fertilization ◽  
Oil Yield ◽  
Opuntia Ficus Indica ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Folch Method

Cactus pears are nutritious, drought-tolerant plants that flourish in hot and arid regions. All its plant parts can be consumed by humans and animals. Fruit seed oil production is an important emerging industry in South Africa. As part of an initiative to promote cactus pears as multi-functional crops, dual-purpose cultivars should be identified, and their production increased. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of nitrogen (N) fertilizer on the seed oil yield and quality of Opuntia ficus-indica. The project encompassed a trial using N fertilization from three N sources (limestone ammonium nitrate, ammonium sulfate, urea) and four N application levels (0, 60, 120, 240 kg ha−1). Oil was quantitatively extracted from the seed using the Folch method; fatty acids were quantified using a Varian 430-GC. Seed oil content significantly increased (p = 0.035) with increased N fertilization rates; the oil yield ranged between 7.96 and 9.54%. The composition of the main fatty acids (oleic, palmitic, cis-vaccenic and stearic acid) was significantly influenced; oleic and stearic acid were significantly increased by higher fertilization levels whereas a reducing trend was observed in palmitic and cis-vaccenic acid levels. The highest content fatty acid, linoleic acid, was not significantly influenced.

scholarly journals Prickly Pear Seed Oil by Shelf-Grown Cactus Fruits: Waste or Maste?

Processes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vassilios K. Karabagias ◽  
Ioannis K. Karabagias ◽  
Ilias Gatzias ◽  
Anastasia V. Badeka
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Moisture Content ◽  
Seed Oil ◽  
Phenolic Content ◽  
Prickly Pear ◽  
Total Phenolic ◽  
Gravimetric Analysis ◽  
In Vitro Antioxidant Activity

The chemical composition and properties of seed oils have attracted researchers nowadays. By this meaning, the physicochemical and bioactivity profile of prickly pear seed oil (PPSO) (a product of prickly pear fruits waste) were investigated. Seeds of shelf-grown cactus fruits (Opuntia ficus indica L.) were subjected to analysis. Moisture content (gravimetric analysis), seed content (gravimetric analysis), oil yield (Soxhlet extraction/gravimetric analysis), volatile compounds (HS-SPME/GC-MS), fatty acids profile (GC-FID), in vitro antioxidant activity (DPPH assay), and total phenolic content (Folin-Cioacalteu assay) were determined. Results showed that prickly pear seeds had a moisture content of 6.0 ± 0.1 g/100 g, whereas the oil yield ranged between 5.4 ± 0.5 g/100 g. Furthermore, the PPSO had a rich aroma because of acids, alcohols, aldehydes, esters, hydrocarbons, ketones, and other compounds, with the major volatiles being 2-propenal, acetic acid, pentanal, 1-pentanol, hexanal, 2-hexenal, heptanal, 2-heptenal (Z), octanal, 2-octenal, nonanal, 2,4-decadienal (E,E), and trans-4,5-epoxy-(E)-2-decenal. Among the fatty acids, butyric, palmitic, stearic, and oleic acids were the dominant. Finally, the pure PPSO had a high in vitro antioxidant activity (84 ± 0.010%) and total phenolic content (551 ± 0.300 mg of gallic acid equivalents/L). PPSO may be then used as a beneficial by-product, in different food systems as a flavoring, antioxidant, and nutritional agent.

scholarly journals Antibiofilm properties exhibited by the prickly pear (<em>Opuntia ficus-indica</em>) seed oil

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Filomena Nazzaro ◽  
Florinda Fratianni ◽  
Antonio d'Acierno ◽  
Lucia Caputo ◽  
Raffaele Coppola ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Seed Oil ◽  
Prickly Pear ◽  
Opuntia Ficus Indica

scholarly journals Comparative Assessment of Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Prickly Pear Seed Oil from Opuntia ficus-indica and Opuntia megacantha Varieties

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Fatima Ettalibi ◽  
Abderraouf El Antari ◽  
Allal Hamouda ◽  
Chemseddoha Gadhi ◽  
Hasnaâ Harrak
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Seed Oil ◽  
High Water ◽  
Prickly Pear ◽  
Opuntia Ficus Indica ◽  
Arid And Semiarid Areas ◽  
Use Efficiency ◽  
Species Markers ◽  
Physical And Chemical ◽  
Opuntia Spp

The prickly pear (Opuntia spp.) is an important plant in the economies of arid and semiarid areas, considering its low agronomic requirements and high water use efficiency. Characterizing the chemical composition of this plant will open new avenues for food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic applications. In this context, this study examined the physical and chemical parameters of fruit seed oils of two prickly pear species from Rhamna area located in the center of Morocco: Opuntia ficus-indica (OFI), represented by the varieties “Safra” and “Aakria,” and Opuntia megacantha (OM), represented by the variety “Derbana.” The evaluated parameters included oil content, free acidity, specific extinction coefficients (K232 and K270), pigment content, fatty acid, and triglyceride composition. The seed oil contents of the three varieties “Safra,” “Aakria,” and “Derbana” were 8.09%, 8.74%, and 8.04%, respectively. OM (“Derbana”) seed oil was the most stable. The three studied varieties had higher contents of α-pheophytin and carotenoids than that of chlorophyll. Oil from the “Aakria” variety was distinguished by having the highest contents of α-pheophytin and chlorophyll. Significant differences in some fatty acid and triglyceride contents were noted. The major fatty acids of the three varieties were linoleic acid (60.55%–63.46%), followed by oleic acid (18.88%–21.81%) and palmitic acid (13.03%–13.75%). Furthermore, the chromatographic profiles of the triglycerides have shown the dominance of trilinolein (LLL, 24.33%–26.49%) and oleoyl-dilinoleoyl-glycerol (OLL, 20.92%–21.92%). Some triglycerides could be considered species markers, especially OLL, dipalmitoyl-linoleoyl-glycerol (PPL), oleoyl-linoleoyl-linolenoyl-glycerol and palmitoyl-oleoyl-dilinoleoyl-glycerol fraction (OLLn + PoLL), and stearoyl-dioleoyl-glycerol (SOO). This study provides a basis for qualitatively evaluating the therapeutic and cosmetic potential of prickly pear derivatives and for establishing quality standards of seed oil derived from the two species studied.

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