Unusual vitamin E profile in the oil of a wild African oil palm tree (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) enhances oxidative stability of provitamin A

Unusual vitamin E profile in the oil of a wild African oil palm tree (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) enhances oxidative stability of provitamin A

IntroductionThe African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) is the predominant oil crop in the world. In addition to triacylglycerols, crude palm oil (CPO) extracted from the mesocarp of the fruits, contains high amounts of provitamin A (carotenes) and vitamin E (tocochromanols). Because of their uns...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Philipp Gutbrod, Delphine Pottier, Safoora Shirvani, Katharina Gutbrod, Félicité Djien-Nyami, Raïssa Emade Ngoudjede, Georges Ngando-Ebongue, Peter Dörmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
mesocarp
antioxidant
palm oil
tocopherol
tocotrienol
methyltransferase
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2024.1400852/full

Internet

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2024.1400852/full

Similar Items