title: Functional characteristics, nutritional value and industrial applications of Madhuca longifolia seeds: an overview.
abstract: New sustainable edible oil sources are desired to achieve supply chain flexibility and cost saving opportunities. Non-traditional fruit seeds are being considered because their constituents have unique chemical properties and may augment the supply of nutritional and functional products. Madhuca longifolia Syn. M. indica (Sapotaceae) is an important economic tree growing throughout the subtropical region of the Indo-Pak subcontinent. Information concerning the exact composition of mahua butter (known also as mowrah butter) from fruit-seeds of buttercup or Madhuca tree is scare. Few studies investigated mahua butter for its composition, nutritional value, biological activities and antioxidative properties. In consideration of potential utilization, detailed knowledge on the chemical composition, nutritional value and industrial applications of mahua butter is of major importance. The diversity of applications to which mahua butter can be put gives this substance great industrial importance. This review summarizes recent knowledge on bioactive compounds, functional properties as well as food and non-food industrial applications of mahua butter. Graphical abstractᅟ.
authors.affiliation: Agricultural Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44519 Egypt.
authors.forename: Mohamed Fawzy
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Ramadan
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt.
authors.forename: Adel Abdelrazek Abdelazim
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Mohdaly
authors.affiliation: Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Adel M A
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Assiri
authors.affiliation: Internationales Laboratorium fuer Biotechnologie und Consulting (ILBC GmbH), 14473 Potsdam, Germany.
authors.forename: Monier
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tadros
authors.affiliation: Process Engineering, Especially Separation Technologies, Helmut-Schmidt-University Hamburg, 22043 Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Niemeyer
keywords: Biodiesel; Buttercup tree; Fatty acids; Mowrah butter; Seed cake; Sterols; Tocopherols