Cuphea Seed Oil as a Potential Alternative Natural Source of Medium-chain Triglycerides used for Healthier Cooking Applications

Abstract

Cuphea is a potential new oilseed crop for temperate regions of the USA. It produces and stores in its seeds medium chain length fatty acids, which currently are derived commercially from seeds of tropical pa Cuphea seeds contain more than 30% of oil rich in medium lauric, and myristic fatty acids (C8:0 In this paper, we through the light on Cuphea seed oils as the only naturally cultivated seed oils that contain the most prominent Medium MCTs oils are trended in the last 20 years as the healthier dietary oil which is essentially nontoxic, noncarcinogenic, and nonmutagenic for human consumption. MCTs are readily hydrolyzed by digestive enzymes, and the fatty acid end products are rapidly ab Review Article ; Article no.AJACR.65662