1. Nut Oils and their Dietetic and Cosmetic Significance: a Review
- Author
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Michalak Monika and Kiełtyka-Dadasiewicz Anna
- Subjects
Nut ,030309 nutrition & dietetics ,Dietetics ,General Chemical Engineering ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Tocopherols ,Cosmetics ,Biology ,03 medical and health sciences ,Magnoliopsida ,0404 agricultural biotechnology ,Animals ,Humans ,Nuts ,Plant Oils ,Food science ,media_common ,0303 health sciences ,digestive, oral, and skin physiology ,food and beverages ,Phytosterols ,04 agricultural and veterinary sciences ,General Medicine ,General Chemistry ,040401 food science ,Fatty Acids, Unsaturated ,Health maintenance - Abstract
Vegetable oils, which are a rich source of unsaturated fatty acids, phytosterols, vitamins and antioxidants, have a significant effect on the functioning and development of the body and contribute to health maintenance. They can be obtained from seeds, fruit stones, fruit, nuts or sprouts. This study discusses various species of plants that are sources of nut oils consumed in the daily diet and also used in the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries.
- Published
- 2019