Sea buckthorn oil

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The fruit of the sea buckthorn
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The fruit of the sea buckthorn

Sea buckthorn identifies a group of species in the genus Hippophae, the most commonly used of which is Hippophae rhamnoides. Oil can be extracted from either the seed or the pulp of the fruit. Sea buckthorn seed oil and pulp oil differ considerably in fatty acid composition. While linoleic acid and α-linolenic acid are the major fatty acids in the seed oil, sea buckthorn pulp oil contains a up to 50% of palmitoleic acid. Few other vegetable oils contain a similar quantity of this fatty acid. Both the seed and pulp oils are rich in tocopherols, tocotrienols and plant sterols. In addition, the pulp oil contains especially high level of carotenoids.[1]

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  1. ^ Risto Erkkola, Baoru Yang (May/June 2003). "Sea Buckthorn Oil: Toward Healthy Mucous Membranes". AgroFood Industry hi-tech: 53-57.

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