1 |
Fatty acid profile |
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C6:0 Caproic acid |
0.50 |
Coconut oil predominantly comprise medium
chain fatty acids (MCFAs) which are characterized with hypolipidemic
effects, cardiovascular benefits, anti-microbial effects (Dayrit 2000,
Assunção et al., 2009, St-Onge et al., 2003, Enig 2010, Fife 2013,
Widhiarta 2016) |
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C8:0 Caprylic acid |
6.76 |
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C10:0 Capric acid |
6.37 |
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C12:0 Lauric acid |
47.10 |
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C14:0 Myristic acid |
17.19 |
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C16:0 Palmitic acid |
8.80 |
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C18:0 Stearic acid |
3.03 |
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C18:1 Oleic acid |
6.45 |
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C18:2 Linoleic acid |
1.45 |
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C18:3 Linolenic acid |
0.27 |
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2 |
Sterols |
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campesterol |
7.20 |
Anti-cancer and hypocholesterolemic effects
(Piironen et al., 2014) |
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stigmasterol |
12.30 |
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β-sitosterol |
38.97 |
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3 |
Tocols (tocopherols and tocotrienols) |
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Natural anti-oxidants,
components of cell membranes and anti-ageing properties (Arlee et al.,
2013) |
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α-Tocopherols |
1.01 |
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β-Tocopherols |
0.13 |
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γ-Tocopherols |
0.06 |
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Δ-Tocopherols |
0.20 |
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α- tocotrienols |
2.05 |
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β- tocotrienols |
0.09 |
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γ- tocotrienols |
0.49 |
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Δ- tocotrienols |
0.05 |
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4 |
Phenolic acids (mg/ Kg of oil) |
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Natural anti-oxidants scavenging
reactive oxygen species, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, anti-cancer
properties, and prevents cardio-vascular diseases (Seneviratne et al.,
2009) |
|
protocatechuic acid |
0.03 |
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vanillic acid |
0.82 |
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caffeic acid |
1.05 |
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syringic acid |
1.87 |
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ferulic acid |
7.30 |
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p-coumaric acid |
0.49 |
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gallic acid |
15.27 |
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p-hydroxybenzoic acid |
0.80 |
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