Characterisation of some nutritional constituents of melon ( Cucumis melo hybrid AF-522) seeds

• Published in: Food chemistry Vol. 68; no. 4; pp. 411 - 414
• Main Authors: de Melo, Maria Ladjane S, Narain, Narendra, Bora, Pushkar S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2000; Elsevier
• Subjects: Amino acid; Biological and medical sciences; Cucumis melo hybrid AF-522; Fatty acid; Food industries; Fruit and vegetable industries; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Melon; Oil; Seeds; Cucumis melo hybrid AF-522; Seeds; Oil; Amino acid; Fatty acid; Melon; Hybrid variety; Fruit; Nutritive value; Cucurbitaceae; Proximate analysis; Extraction oil; Vegetal oil; Fatty acids; Gas chromatography; Fruit crop; Dicotyledones; Aminoacid; Genetic improvement; Angiospermae; Analytical method; Spermatophyta; Cucumis melo

Seeds from a melon hybrid AF-522 largely cultivated in the northeast region of Brazil were analysed for their proximate composition. The seeds contained high percentages of lipids (30.8%) and proteins (14.9%). Hexane-extracted oil had acid, peroxide, iodine and saponification values of 2.06, 4.96, 1...