Research Article

Hepatoprotective and Antioxidant Activities of Oil from Baru Almonds (Dipteryx alata Vog.) in a Preclinical Model of Lipotoxicity and Dyslipidemia

Table 1

Fatty acids profile in the oil extracted from baru roasted almonds.

Chain lengthCommon name% Areag/100 g

Saturated20.1419.25

C 16:0Palmitic6.145.87
C 18:0Stearic4.544.34
C 20:0Arachidic1.201.15
C 22:0Behenic3.333.18
C 23:0Tricosanoic0.080.08
C 24:0Lignoceric4.854.64

Monounsaturated49.5847.40

C 18:1Oleic46.7144.65
C 20:1Cis-11-eicosenoic2.872.74

Polyunsaturated29.4928.19

C 18:2Linolenic29.3428.05
C 18:3α-linolenic0.150.14

Not identified0.790.76

TOTAL100.0

Content of fatty acids in 100g of baru oil.