Fruit oils: chemistry and functionality

Fruit Oils: Chemistry and Functionality presents a comprehensive overview of recent advances in the chemistry and functionality of lipid bioactive phytochemicals found in fruit oils. The chapters in this text examine the composition, physicochemical characteristics and organoleptic attributes of each of the major fruit oils. The nutritional quality, oxidative stability, and potential food and non-food applications of these oils are also extensively covered. The potential health benefits of the bioactive lipids found in these fruit oils are also a focus of this text. For each oil presented, the levels of omega-9, omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids are specified, indicating the level of health-promoting traits exhibited in each. The oils and fats extracted from fruits generally differ from one another both in terms of their major and minor bioactive constituents. The methods used to extract oils and fats as well as the processing techniques such as refining, bleaching and deodorization affect their major and minor constituents. In addition, different post-processing treatments of fruit oils and fats may alert or degrade important bioactive constituents. Treatments such as heating, frying, cooking and storage and major constituents such as sterols and tocols are extensively covered in this text. Although there have been reference works published on the composition and biological properties of lipids from oilseeds, there is currently no book focused on the composition and functionality of fruit oils. Fruit Oils: Chemistry and Functionality aims to fill this gap for researchers, presenting a detailed overview of the chemical makeup and functionality of all the important fruit oils.

Part 1: General aspects -- chap1-Chemistry and functionality of fruit oils-An introduction -- Chap 02-Grading, labeling and standardization of edible oils -- Chap 03-Fruit oils in Kosovo: chemistry and functionality -- Chap04-Olive oil properties from technological aspects to dietary and health claims -- Part 2: Oils from fruit nuts -- Chap 05-Virgin walnut (Juglans regia L.) oil -- Chap 06-Almond (Prunus dulcis) oil -- Chap 07-Virgin pistachio (Pistachia vera L.) oil -- Chap 08-Chestnut (Castanea sativa) oil -- Chap 09-Coconut (Cocos nucifera) oil -- Chap 10-Hazelnut (Corylus avellana) oil -- Chap 11- Tiger nut (Cyperus esculentus L.) oil -- Part 3:Fats from fruit seeds and pulp -- Chap 12-Rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum) fats -- Chap13 -- Chyuri butter (Diploknema butyracea) seed fat -- Chap 14-Madhuca longifolia butter -- Part 4: Oils from fruit seeds and pulp -- Chap 15: Chia (Salvia hispanica) oil -- Chap 16-Argan [Argania spinosa (L.) Skeels] oil: extraction, composition and uses -- Chap 17- Avocado (Persea americana Mill.) oil -- Chap 18- Gac (Momordica cochinchinensis (Lour) Spreng.) oil -- Chap 19-Goldenberry (Physalis peruviana) oil -- Chap 20-Olive (Olea europea L.) oil -…