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Chemical characterization of Central American pitaya (Hylocereussp.) seeds and seed oil

Caracterización química de las semillas y el aceite extraído de las semillas de frutas de pitaya (Hylocereussp.) cultivadas en Centroamérica

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Pages 78-83 | Received 09 Dec 2010, Accepted 19 Mar 2011, Published online: 03 Feb 2012

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Figure 1. (a) Red pitaya fruit, (b) seeds and (c) seed extracted oil.

Figura 1. (a) Fruto de la pitaya roja, (b) semillas y (c) aceite extraído de las semillas.

Figure 1. (a) Red pitaya fruit, (b) seeds and (c) seed extracted oil. Figura 1. (a) Fruto de la pitaya roja, (b) semillas y (c) aceite extraído de las semillas.

Table 1. Proximate composition of red pitaya seeds.1
Tabla 1. Composición proximal de las semillas de pitaya roja.2

Table 2. Fatty acid profile of the oil extracted from red pitaya seeds (g/kg of oil).1
Tabla 2. Perfil de ácidos grasos del aceite extraído de las semillas de pitaya roja (g/kg de aceite).2

Table 3. Quality parameters for the oil extracted from red pitaya seeds.1
Tabla 3. Parámetros de calidad del aceite extraído de las semillas de pitaya roja.2

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