Black cumin (Nigella sativa L.) seed oil consists of many volatile components dissolved in the fixed-oil, mainly triglyceride. It is used as food flavoring and natural preservative. The total oil content was reported in range of 39.5-41.8 %wt., while the essential content was found in range of 0.4-2.5%wt. In this work, the seed oil samples were obtained from supercritical CO2 (SCCO2) extraction under various pressures (20.0-30.0 MPa) and temperatures (40-60 °C). The volatile compounds fingerprints of SCCO2 extracted oils were analyzed by the headspace-gas chromatography (SH-GC) without using any organic solvent. The comparison of volatile compounds fingerprints obtained from SCCO2 and n-hexane extracts and direct analysis of milled seed by SH-GC was also investigated. It was found that the extraction temperature influenced the volatile compound fingerprints, especially at the extraction pressure of 30.0 MPa. The increasing temperature reduced the amount of the mid-boiling point compounds. The SCCO2 extracts had nearly similar volatile compounds fingerprints of milled black cumin seed without detected residue solvent.
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Volatile compounds fingerprints of black cumin (Nigella sativa L.) seed oil extracted by supercritical carbon dioxide
Published:
14 October 2021
by MDPI
in The 2nd International Electronic Conference on Foods - "Future Foods and Food Technologies for a Sustainable World"
session Food Chemistry and Biochemistry
Abstract:
Keywords: Black cumin; Nigella sativa L.; Supercritical carbon dioxide; Volatile fingerprint; Static-headspace gas chromatograph