Physicochemical Properties and Fatty Acid Profile of Shea Butter and Fluted Pumpkin Seed Oil, a Suitable Blend in Bakery Fat Production
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International Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences 2017; 6(3): 122-128 http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/j/ijnfs doi: 10.11648/j.ijnfs.20170603.12 ISSN: 2327-2694 (Print); ISSN: 2327-2716 (Online) Physicochemical Properties and Fatty Acid Profile of Shea Butter and Fluted Pumpkin Seed Oil, a Suitable Blend in Bakery Fat Production Chibor Bariwere Samuel*, Kiin-Kabari David Barine, Eke-Ejiofor Joy Department of Food Science and Technology, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt, Nigeria Email address: [email protected] (C. B. Samuel) *Corresponding author To cite this article: Chibor Bariwere Samuel, Kiin-Kabari David Barine, Eke-Ejiofor Joy. Physicochemical Properties and Fatty Acid Profile of Shea Butter and Fluted Pumpkin Seed Oil, a Suitable Blend in Bakery Fat Production. International Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences. Vol. 6, No. 3, 2017, pp. 122-128. doi: 10.11648/j.ijnfs.20170603.12 Received: February 27, 2017; Accepted: March 11, 2017; Published: March 28, 2017 Abstract: Shea nuts (Vitellaria paradoxa) were cracked and sorted. Fluted pumpkin seeds (Telfairia occidentalis Hook) were dehulled and washed. The Shea kernel and Telfairia cotyledons were oven dried (60°C, 24h) separately in a hot air oven, milled into flour and oil extracted. Crude palm oil extracted from the palm fruit was used as control. The oil samples were analyzed for chemical composition, physical properties, and fatty acid profile. Shea nut oil (Shea butter) gave 58.00% ether extract, 0.88% free fatty acids, 1.7mgKOH/g acid value, 1.03mEqO2/kg peroxide value, 70.00g/100g iodine value, 227.94mgKOH/g saponification value, 0.95% Unsaponifiable matter, and 226.17mgKOH/g ester value. Fluted pumpkin seed oil gave 52.60% ether extract, 0.71% free fatty acids, 1.41mgKOH/g acid value, 1.17mEqO2/kg peroxide value, 119.67g/100g iodine value, 179.04mgKOH/g saponification value, 0.57% Unsaponifiable matter, and 177.63mgKOH/g ester value. The iodine value of Shea butter and Telfairia seed oil were significantly (p<0.05) higher than that of the control which gave 57.33g/100g iodine value. Shea butter also gave 1.461 refractive index, 0.927g/ml density, 36.57°C slip melting point, 211.00°C smoke point, 83.92cSt kinematic viscosity, and 4red and 20yellow lovibond colour. Fluted pumpkin seed oil gave 1.463 refractive index, 0.903g/ml density, 18.60°C slip melting point, 244.50°C smoke point, 34.98cSt kinematic viscosity, and 5red and 20yellow lovibond colour. Shea butter gave 50.6% total saturated fatty acids, and 49.1% total unsaturated fatty acids, with stearic (45.8%) and oleic (42.5%) as the predominant saturated, and unsaturated fatty acids respectively. Fluted pumpkin seed oil gave 18.4% total saturated fatty acids, and 80.2% total unsaturated fatty acids, with palmitic (17.5%) and linoleic (62.4%) as the predominant saturated, and unsaturated fatty acids respectively. Shea butter, with a melting point of 36.57°C will provide a good solid base for bakery fat production, while Telfairia seed oil with iodine value of 119.33(g/100g) will provide healthy fatty acids and the needed plasticity. A blend of Shea butter and fluted pumpkin seed oil in bakery fat production has potential to improve the nutritional and functional properties of the end products. Keywords: Shea Butter, Fluted Pumpkin, Physicochemical, Fatty Acid Profile, Bakery Fat Niger, and further east into Sudan, Uganda and Ethiopia [4]. 1. Introduction Shea butter is solid at room temperature, edible and used in food Shea butter and Fluted Pumpkin seeds are good sources of preparation in Africa [5]. It is commonly used as a domestic fats and oil. Shea butter is obtained from the nuts of Shea tree frying and cooking oil, and in the industries for cosmetics and (Vitellaria paradoxa), which exist in the wild in most parts of medicinal purposes. There are no report of allergic reaction Africa [1]. It is a native of the dry Savanna belt of West Africa owing to consumption of Shea butter or its products [6]. [2], where it grows wild across a 5000km wide belt of Savanna Fluted pumpkin (Telfairia occidentalis Hook F) is a [3], inhabiting West African Countries of Senegal, Burkina Faso, tropical crop that belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family, known Cote d’Ivoire, Mali, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, for its great genetic diversity and widespread adaptation [7]. 123 Chibor Bariwere Samuel et al.: Physicochemical Properties and Fatty Acid Profile of Shea Butter and Fluted Pumpkin Seed Oil, a Suitable Blend in Bakery Fat Production It is reported to be indigenous to the west tropical rain forest acetyl chloride was added; mixture was refluxed again for 10 area of Nigeria [8]. It is grown in Nigeria for its vegetable minutes and then cooled to ambient temperature; 8 ml hexane and oil bearing seeds. Although the fruit is inedible, the seeds and 10 ml of distilled water was added and allowed to stand for produced by the gourd are high in protein and fat [9] and can 5 minutes to establish a two phase solution. The upper organic therefore contribute to a well-balanced diet. The blend of phase was recovered into a vial for GC analysis, using Agilent Shea butter (a solid fat) and fluted pumpkin seed oil, rich in 7890A, coupled with flame-ionization detector (FID). essential polyunsaturated fatty acids is expected to produce bakery shortening with improved functionalities, nutrition 2.3. Statistical Analysis and health value. All the analyses were carried out in triplicate. Data Bakery fats (shortenings) are tailored fat systems, whose obtained were subjected to Analysis of variance (ANOVA), nutritional and functional properties have been modified in differences between means were evaluated using Tukey’s order to deliver specific functional needs; as tenderizing multiple comparison test, and significance accepted at p ≤ agents, facilitate aeration, texture, mouthfeel, carry flavours 0.05 level. The statistical package in Minitab 16 computer and colours, provide a heating medium, and structural integrity program was used. to pies, breads, pasta and other bakery products [10]. This modification gives desirable consistency and keeping quality. Use of Shea nut and Telfairia seed oil in bakery fat production 3. Results and Discussion will further enhance the utilization of these agricultural raw 3.1. Chemical Properties of Shea Butter, Fluted Pumpkin materials. It will also provide a brand that will compete Seed Oil and Crude Palm Oil favorably with the predominant palm stearin based margarine and shortenings in Nigeria market. The objective of this study 3.1.1. Ether Extract was to evaluate the physicochemical properties and fatty acid Table 1, shows the percentage ether extract of Shea nut oil profile of Shea butter and fluted pumpkin seed oil, as fat blend as 58.00 (%), this value was higher than 56%, 53.56%, and in bakery fat production. 47.5% reported by other researchers [12], [13], [14] The fluted pumpkin seed oil gave an ether extract yield of 2. Materials and Methods 52.60 (%), this value was slightly lower than 54% earlier reported [15] but higher than 46.37% and 46.2% also Healthy nuts of the Shea tree were procured from Minna, reported [16], [17]. Niger State, while mature, freshly harvested fluted pumpkin fruits were purchased from Bori market in Rivers State. The 3.1.2. Acid Value Shea nuts were cracked and sorted. The Telfairia seeds were The acid value is a measure of the amount of potassium dehulled and washed. The Shea kernel and Telfairia hydroxide (mg) necessary to neutralize the free acids in 1g of cotyledons were both oven dried at 60oC, for 24h, separately fat [18]. The acid value of unrefined Shea butter is in a hot air oven (model QUB 305010G, Gallenkamp, UK), 1.76mgKOH/g, this value relates closely to 1.2mgKOH/g ground using a laboratory mill (model MXAC2105, earlier reported [14]. Higher values of 2.3 – 3.0mgKOH/g Panasonic, Japan), this was followed by oil extraction as had also been reported [13]. described by AOAC [11]. The acid value of the unrefined fluted pumpkin seed oil was 1.41mgKOH/g. this value is lower than 3.97, 3.56, 3.48, 2.1. Physicochemical Properties and 2.22mgKOH/g reported by earlier researchers [19], [20], [21], [7], [16]. Lower acid values of 0.76mgKOH/g had also Physicochemical properties including; acid value, iodine been reported [22]. value, free fatty acids, peroxide value, Saponification value, The acid values (AV) of Shea butter and Fluted pumpkin Unsaponifiable matter, melting point, Refractive index and seed oil were significantly (p<0.05) lower than that of the density were determined by the method of AOAC [11]. control (crude palm oil) which gave AV of 7.29mgKOH/g. Viscosity measurement (in centistokes, cSt) was performed A low AV means that an oil sample contains less free acids using an Ubbelohde glass capillary viscometer (size 2. A149, thus reducing its exposure to rancidification [23], [24]. The low Cannon instrument, PA, USA). Refractive index was performed acid value of Shea butter and fluted pumpkin seed oil shows that using the Abbe Refractometer model 2WAJ (Wincom, China). the fats are suitable for food and other industrial uses. 2.2. Fatty Acid Profile 3.1.3. Free Fatty Acids The individual fatty acids in the oil/fats were determine The free fatty acid content of unrefined Shea butter and using the A. O. A. C [11] methods. fluted pumpkin seed oil were reported as 0.88% and 0.71% Fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) were prepared from the respectively, these were significantly (p<0.05) lower than the extracted fats/oil. In 50 ml round bottom flasks, 50 mg of each CPO (3.33%).