Physical and Chemical Characterization of Three Non-Toxic Oilseeds from the Jatropha Genus

María P. Sosa-Segura¹, B. Dave Oomah², John C.G.Drover², José B. Heredia¹, Tomás Osuna-Enciso¹, José B. Valdez-Torres¹, Edith Salazar-Villa¹, Federico Soto-Landeros³ and Miguel A. Angulo-Escalante^1,

¹Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A. C. Coordinación, Culiacán, Sinaloa, México

²National Bioproducts and Bioprocesses Program, Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Summerland, BC, Canada

³CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS DEL NOROESTE, S.C, InstitutoPolitécnico Nacional 195, Playa Palo de Santa Rita Sur; La Paz, B.C.S., México

Cite this paper:
María P. Sosa-Segura, B. Dave Oomah, John C.G.Drover, José B. Heredia, Tomás Osuna-Enciso, José B. Valdez-Torres, Edith Salazar-Villa, Federico Soto-Landeros and Miguel A. Angulo-Escalante. Physical and Chemical Characterization of Three Non-Toxic Oilseeds from the Jatropha Genus. Journal of Food and Nutrition Research. 2014; 2(1):56-61. doi: 10.12691/jfnr-2-1-10

Abstract

Jatropha is a multipurpose genus rich in oil that can be used to manufacture fuel, candles, soap, cosmetic and drugs. Defatted kernel meal of Jatropha non-toxic species can also be used as animal feed because of its protein high content. Three Jatropha species, J. cinerea, J. curcas and J. platyphylla grown in Northwest of México were evaluated for seed, oil and defatted meal characteristics. Seed characteristics, oil yield and fatty acid composition differed significantly among the genus with minimal variation in thermal oil characteristics. Jatropha oil yield (55-62%) was higher than other commercial oilseeds as soya and rapeseed. J. cinerea and J. platyphylla oils and their defatted meals exhibited similar characteristics and profiles. The levels of all essential amino acids, except lysine, were higher than the recommended for a child of 2-5 years old. Amino acid composition of J. curcas was superior to those of J. cinerea and J. platyphylla and can therefore be a potential alternative as an animal/human food for soybean meal.

Keywords:
Jatropha curcas cinerea platyphylla seed oil fatty acid amino acid thermal oxidation

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