Rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum) fats
Rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum) fruit is rich in carbohydrates, lipids, phosphorus, vitamin C, niacin, iron, calcium, copper, protein and fiber. Rambutan seed kernel fat (RSKF) can be a promising alternative edible fat that has the potential to be used in the food industry, especially to replace hydr...
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| Format: | Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Cham
2019
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/72096/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/72096/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/72096/1/72096_Rambutan%20%28Nephelium%20lappaceum%29%20fats.pdf |
| Summary: | Rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum) fruit is rich in carbohydrates, lipids, phosphorus, vitamin C, niacin, iron, calcium, copper, protein and fiber. Rambutan seed kernel fat (RSKF) can be a promising alternative edible fat that has the potential to be used in the food industry, especially to replace hydrogenated fat. The main fatty acids in RSKF are arachidic acid (38.3%) and oleic acid (37.1%). These two fatty acids covered 75.7% of the total fatty acids. RSKF exhibited several nutritional, biological and health promoting effects. This chapter reports on the chemical composition and health promoting impacts of RSKF. |
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