Hippola, A.; Jayakody, Y.; Gamage, A.; Madhujith, T.; Merah, O. Nutritional, Functional Properties and Applications of Mee (Madhuca longifolia) Seed Fat. Agronomy2023, 13, 2445.
Hippola, A.; Jayakody, Y.; Gamage, A.; Madhujith, T.; Merah, O. Nutritional, Functional Properties and Applications of Mee (Madhuca longifolia) Seed Fat. Agronomy 2023, 13, 2445.
Hippola, A.; Jayakody, Y.; Gamage, A.; Madhujith, T.; Merah, O. Nutritional, Functional Properties and Applications of Mee (Madhuca longifolia) Seed Fat. Agronomy2023, 13, 2445.
Hippola, A.; Jayakody, Y.; Gamage, A.; Madhujith, T.; Merah, O. Nutritional, Functional Properties and Applications of Mee (Madhuca longifolia) Seed Fat. Agronomy 2023, 13, 2445.
Abstract
Mee (Madhuca longifolia) is an important economic tree growing throughout the subtropical region of the Indo-Pak subcontinent. Mee seed constituents have distinctive chemical properties and thus provide nutritional and functional characteristics to the mee fat. The mee seed fat is an edible fat which can provide fat requirement of human diet in an economical way. Research on potential utilizations, understanding on the chemical composition, nutritional value and industrial applications of mee fat is important for efficient use mee seed fat. There were some reports available on potential applications of mee fat in food processing industry. But presently mee fat can be considered as an underutilized seed fat. In India mee fat used for edible purposes for a certain extent with compare to Sri Lanka. Therefore, more scientific researches should conduct on Sri Lankan mee varieties on edible purposes and popularized edible uses of Mee fat in Sri Lanka. Scientific knowledge and agricultural tools should effectively apply to make mee fat beneficial for its commercial applications. This chapter summarizes recent research work and studies available on botany, phytochemistry, functional properties, processing as well as food and non-food industrial applications of mee fat and other valuable parts of mee tree.
Keywords
Madhuca longifolia; Mee seed fat; Phytochemistry; Underutilized
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Agricultural Science and Agronomy
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