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This research was funded by the project "Mejora de la produccion y calidad de hojas de moringa en Paraguay para contribuir al aporte nutricional de grupos desfavorecidos (MORNUPAY)" (Ref. AD2115-ADSIDEO 2021 Centre for Development Cooperation (CCD)-Universitat Politecnica de Valencia). In addition, author S. Pageo has an employment contract within the framework of the National Youth Guarantee System-Generalitat Valenciana (EDGJID/2021/287). Moreover, author L. Cervera-Chiner is supported by the "Margarita Salas" (MS/39) contract (2021-2024) from Universitat Politecnica de Valencia and the Spanish Ministry of Universities, funded by the European Union-Next Generation EU (UPV Contract). The authors thank the support provided by the Universitat Politecnica de Valencia and La ValSe-Food-CYTED (119RT0567).

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Ortolá Ortolá, Mª DoloresAuthorCervera-Chiner, LourdesAuthorJuan-Borrás, MAuthorGarcía-Mares, FjAuthorCastello, Maria LuisaCorresponding Author

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Fatty Acid Profile and Physicochemical Properties of Moringa oleifera Seed Oil Extracted at Different Temperatures

Publicated to:Foods. 13 (17): 2733- - 2024-09-01 13(17), DOI: 10.3390/foods13172733

Authors: Cervera-Chiner, Lourdes; Pageo, Sergio; Juan-Borras, Marisol; Garcia-Mares, Francisco Jose; Castello, Maria Luisa; Ortola, Maria Dolores

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Univ Politecn Valencia, Dept Hydraul Engn & Environm, Camino Vera S-N - Author
Univ Politecn Valencia, Dept Hydraul Engn & Environm, Camino Vera S-N, E-46022 Valencia, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Valencia, Food Engn Res Inst FoodUPV, Camino Vera S-N - Author
Univ Politecn Valencia, Food Engn Res Inst FoodUPV, Camino Vera S-N, Valencia 46022, Spain - Author

Abstract

Moringa oleifera Lam. (Moringaceae) is a tropical plant native to India. It is widespread throughout the southern hemisphere, with great adaptability to high temperatures and water scarcity. Its seeds have a great amount of oil with a high content of oleic acid, quite similar to olive oil. Therefore, this study is focused on the extraction of oil from moringa seeds via an automatic screw press extractor at different temperatures (70, 100, 130, 160, 190, and 220 degrees C) and on the analysis of its acidity, acid value, peroxide value (PV), saponification value (SV), iodine value (IV), optical properties, and fatty acids profile. The results showed that the oil yield was 19 +/- 3% regardless of the temperature applied. The oil was stable from the oxidative point of view, with a high acidity. Temperature extraction did not significantly affect the SV and the IV. However, the extraction temperature should be below 190 degrees C to obtain a translucent and luminous oil with light yellow tones. The oil contains high levels of unsaturated fatty acids, especially oleic acid (omega 9) (up to 77.8%) and linolenic acid (omega 3) (3.4%). On the other hand, behenic (7%), palmitic (6%), stearic (5%), and arachidic (0.2%) were the dominant saturated acids. The good properties of moringa oil make it a good, sustainable alternative to vegetable oils.

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Chemical-compositionColoColorFatty acidsMoringaOilQualitySolven

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Foods due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2024 there are still no calculated indicators, but in 2023, it was in position 38/173, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Food Science & Technology.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-06-13:

  • WoS: 1
  • Scopus: 3
  • Europe PMC: 1

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-06-13:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 34 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

    It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

    • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

    Leadership analysis of institutional authors

    There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Cervera-Chiner, L) and Last Author (Ortolá, MD).

    the authors responsible for correspondence tasks have been Castelló Gómez, María Luisa and Castelló, ML.