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Apple (Malus pumila) Seed Oil

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Fruit Oils: Chemistry and Functionality

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Apple (Malus pumila) is one of the most common sweet fruits consumed by humans either directly in fresh or in processed form. Apple has an impressive range of medicinal benefits due to its rich level of high-value components and nutrients. Apple fruit contains a considerable amount of seeds, which are considered as agro-waste. The seeds contain appreciable content of oil, which is a good source of antioxidants (tocopherols) and other bioactive components. The apple seed oil is characterized by a high level of linoleic acid and oleic acid. The seed oil also contains different phytosterols with β-sitosterol as the most prevalent component. Because of acceptable physicochemical properties and nutrients composition, the apple seed oil has significant potential food and nutra-pharmaceutical for applications. This chapter describes the overall quality and biochemical composition and food applications of apple seed oil.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Government Postgraduate Taleem-ul-Islam College, Chenab Nagar, Chiniot, Pakistan

    Ali Abbas

  2. Department of Chemistry, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan

    Farooq Anwar

  3. Department of Chemistry, University of Education, Faisalabad, Pakistan

    Naveed Ahmad

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Abbas, A., Anwar, F., Ahmad, N. (2019). Apple (Malus pumila) Seed Oil. In: Ramadan, M. (eds) Fruit Oils: Chemistry and Functionality. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12473-1_24

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