date:Sep 21, 2012
Researchers have found that Tunisian acacia seeds are rich in lipids and could carry potential as healthy oils.
Nasri et.al collected four species of acacia seeds in Tunisia, extracted the oils and analysed minor compounds known to be beneficial to human health using chromatography.
Tunisian species
There are around 1350 acacia species in warm climates worldwide, but the four analysed: A. A. cyclops, A. ligulata, A. salicina and A. cyanophylla are native to Tunisia.
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