Corn and Coconut Oil: Antioxidant Properties, Uses and Health Benefits

242 Pages·2015·4.75 MB·English

by  Constantin Apetrei

NUTRITION AND DIET RESEARCH PROGRESS

C C O
ORN AND OCONUT IL

A P ,
NTIOXIDANT ROPERTIES
U H B
SES AND EALTH ENEFITS

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ORN AND OCONUT IL

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NTIOXIDANT ROPERTIES
U H B
SES AND EALTH ENEFITS

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CONTENTS

Preface vii
Chapter 1 Chemical Composition of Corn Oil 1
Constantin Apetrei and Irina Mirela Apetrei
Chapter 2 Biosynthesis, Analysis and Antioxidant Properties of Tocols and
Carotenoids from Corn Oil 29
Vasile Robert Gradinaru and Luiza Madalina Gradinaru
Chapter 3 Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Corn Germ Oil 53
Sara Rebolleda, María Teresa Sanz, Sagrario Beltrán,
Rodrigo Melgosa and Angela García Solaesa
Chapter 4 Uses and Applications of the Corn Oil 79
Hakan Temur
Chapter 5 Corn Oil and Aging: Insights from Basic Research 93
Hongwei Si
Chapter 6 Production Methods and Coconut Oil Quality 103
Kapila N. Seneviratne and Nimanthi Jayathilaka
Chapter 7 Quality Analyses and Authentication of Coconut Oil 131
Irina Mirela Apetrei and Constantin Apetrei
Chapter 8 The Effects of Fatty Acid Derivates from Corn and
Coconut Oils on Microbial Physiology 159
Leontina Gurgu, Georgiana Horincar and Gabriela Bahrim
Chapter 9 Nutritional and Health Benefits of Coconut Oil 187
Ratheesh Mohanan, Asha Sukumarapillai
and Sandya Sukumaran
Chapter 10 Beneficial Effects of Fatty Acids from Coconut
Oil on Human Metabolism and Health 197
Leontina Gurgu
Index 219

PREFACE

This book presents the properties, uses and health benefits of corn and coconut oils,
which are important edible oils in different countries around the world. Corn and coconut oils
are found in the market in two forms: virgin (crude, raw) or refined. Virgin coconut oil is a
relative newcomer in the oil market and could be valuable oil, comparable with virgin olive
oil. Furthermore, corn oil is a beneficial natural food product with excellent nutritional
properties and health benefits.
In this book, we provide important data about the chemical composition, production,
uses, and benefices of corn and coconut oils. The book comprises ten chapters and an index
including numerous technical or scientific terms founds in all the chapters. The book is
organized in the following way:
Chapter 1 deals with the description of the chemical composition of corn oil, highlighting
the structure and properties of biologic active compounds present in this natural food product.
Chapter 2 describes the biosynthesis, analysis and antioxidant properties of tocopherols,
tocotrienols and carotenoids from corn oil.
Chapter 3 presents technological and practical aspects related to supercritical fluid
extraction of corn germ oil, a method that permits the efficient extraction of the oil and the
preservation of biologic active compounds.
Chapter 4 describes different aspects related to uses and applications of the corn oil in
different fields, such as foods, biodiesel production, etc.
Chapter 5 deals with the role of the corn oil in the aging process, presenting the long-term
beneficial effects of corn oil in animals.
Chapter 6 present the coconut oil production methods highlighting the differences in
quality of the oil produced in different manners.
Chapter 7 describes the most important methods involved in quality analyses and
authentication of coconut oil.
Chapter 8 presents the antimicrobial activity of fatty acid derivates from corn and
coconut oils against a large spectrum of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, yeasts,
fungi, viruses and parasites, which cause spoilage or various infections in both animals and
humans.
Chapter 9 describes the principal aspects related to the nutritional and health benefits of
coconut oil.
The book closes with Chapter 10, which presents the beneficial effects of fatty acids from
coconut oil on human metabolism and health.
viii Constantin Apetrei
I gratefully acknowledge the help of the distinguished specialists who contributed to this
book. I consider myself lucky to have had the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues from
universities from India, Spain, Sri Lanka, Turkey, the United States, and Romania, who have
elaborated the chapters based on their research experience. Finally, I want to thank Nova
Publishers for the opportunity offered to contribute, assemble and edit this book.

Constantin Apetrei
Associate Professor, PhD
Department of Chemistry, Physics and Environment
Faculty of Sciences and Environment
―Dunarea de Jos‖ University of Galati
47 Domneasca Street
800008 Galati, Romania
E-mail: [email protected]