
The North African Journal of Food and Nutrition Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 8(18), P. 140 - 153
Published: Oct. 16, 2024
Background: The Increasing demand for sustainable and economical non-traditional edible oils, as alternatives to common oils is pivotal bridge the gap, coupled with negative impacts of climate change on agroecological settings oilseed crop productivity. Safflower, being one fast-growing medicinal oilseeds crops rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids, known “king linoleic acid”, exhibits resilience adverse environmental conditions such high temperatures, drought, salinity, marginal environments. Aims: This study aimed comprehensively assess physicochemical characteristics lipid nutritional indices safflower oil validate its potential expanded cultivation Egypt. Materials Methods: Safflower was extracted from seeds two spineless varieties cultivated subjected proximate analysis, characterization, acid profile determination, α-tocopherol content analysis. Additionally, a frying stability test carried out blends soybean different ratios, monitoring changes free acid, peroxide value, total polar compounds. Lipid were calculated oil’s health-promoting properties. Results: exhibited similar composition sunflower oil. comparable oil, lower oleic higher content. Furthermore, demonstrated satisfactory during process. based revealed that valuable source ω-6 acids. favorable values atherogenicity index (AI), thrombogenicity (TI), hypocholesterolemic / hypercholesterolemic (HH), (HPI), possessed strong antioxidant properties due Conclusion: findings this support promising suitable Its make it addition dietary landscape. Keywords: Carthamus tinctorius L., indices, stability, oils.
Language: Английский