Fatty Acid Profile of Momordica Charantia Seeds Oil: a Focus on Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLnA)

Samba Baldé^{1, 2,} , Papa Guedel Faye^{1, 2}, Khadim Niane^{1, 2}, Nicolas Cyrille Ayessou^{1, 2}, Alioune Sow^{1, 3}, Oumar Ibn Khatab Cisse^{1, 4}, Codou Mar Diop^{1, 2} and Yvan Larondelle^{1, 5}

¹Laboratoire Eau, Energie, Environnement et Procédés Industriels (LE3PI) Université Cheikh Anta Diop, BP 5080 Dakar Fann, Sénégal

²Centre d’Etudes sur la Sécurité Alimentaire et les Molécules Fonctionnelles (CESAM), Dakar, Sénégal

³Laboratoire des Sciences Biologiques, Agronomiques, Alimentaires et de Modélisation des Systèmes Complexes (LaBAAM), Saint-Louis, Sénégal

⁴UFR des Sciences Agronomiques, de l’Aquaculture et des Technologies Alimentaires (S2ATA), Université Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis, Saint-Louis, Sénégal

⁵Unité de biochimie de la nutrition, Université catholique de Louvain & Institut des Sciences de la Vie, Croix du Sud, 2/8, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

Cite this paper:
Samba Baldé, Papa Guedel Faye, Khadim Niane, Nicolas Cyrille Ayessou, Alioune Sow, Oumar Ibn Khatab Cisse, Codou Mar Diop and Yvan Larondelle. Fatty Acid Profile of Momordica Charantia Seeds Oil: a Focus on Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLnA). American Journal of Food Science and Technology. 2025; 13(3):70-76. doi: 10.12691/ajfst-13-3-4

Abstract

The vegetative part and the fruit of M. charantia are widely used in traditional medicine. But studies relating to the extraction, physico-chemical characterization and fatty acid profile of M. charantia seed oil are almost non-existent. In this context, methyl esters from M. charantia and M. balsamina oils were extracted and fatty acid profiles were explored. In these oils obtained after extraction, the analysis of fatty acid methyl esters allowed the identification and quantification of 07 fatty acids. The oils from the seeds of M. charantia are richer in CLnA, particularly in stearic acids and α-eleostearic acid, compared to the oil from the seeds of M. balsamina which is richer in punicic acid and oleic acid. These two species constitute a good source of CLnA isomers which play an essential rôle against cardiovascular diseases such as cancers. However, M. balsamina oil is higher in monounsaturated fatty acids compared to M. charantia oil. Ultimately, the valorization of this research work allows a good knowledge and a potential use of these two species of cucurbits for the benefit of the whole population.

Keywords:
Chromatography oil fatty acid CLnA profile

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