Morphological and Nutritional Properties of Moroccan Capparis spinosa Seeds
Capparis spinosa is one of the few shrub species which has so many qualities with many uses. In this case, the present work aimed to study both some morphological characteristics and biochemical components (proteins, lipids, and carotenoids) of fresh C. spinosa seeds with three different sizes, coll...
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| description | Capparis spinosa is one of the few shrub species which has so many qualities with many uses. In this case, the present work aimed to study both some morphological characteristics and biochemical components (proteins, lipids, and carotenoids) of fresh C. spinosa seeds with three different sizes, collected from two Moroccan regions. In this study, C. spinosa seeds present a total of proteins ranging from 23.32 to 28.5% on a dry weight basis. Additionally, the total lipids varied between 2.8 and 3.4%. C. spinosa seeds contained a high level of carotenoids. Besides, the analytical values have been variously affected by both size and location. Further, the preliminary morphological and anatomical characterization of leaves, stems, and morphological properties such as length, width, thickness, geometric mean diameter, sphericity, surface area, and mass of 100 seeds have been determined. Consequently, this present study confirms the importance of Moroccan C. spinosa seeds, which represent a significant nutritional value. Also, its good morphological quality is a significant indicator of commercial criteria. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0737ce6f0abe4efcb8099593e5ab7dec2025-02-03T01:12:20ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal2356-61401537-744X2019-01-01201910.1155/2019/85948208594820Morphological and Nutritional Properties of Moroccan Capparis spinosa SeedsNidal El amri0Faouzi Errachidi1Abdellatif Bour2Sara Bouhaddaoui3Rachida Chabir4Laboratory of Human Pathology, Biomedicine and Environment, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, BP 30050, Fez, MoroccoLaboratory of Functional Ecology and Environment, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, BP 30050, Fez, MoroccoLaboratory Biology and Health, Faculty of Science, Ibn Tofail University, BP 133, Kenitra, MoroccoLaboratory of Physiology, Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology, Hassan II University, BP 8110, Casablanca, MoroccoLaboratory of Human Pathology, Biomedicine and Environment, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, BP 30050, Fez, MoroccoCapparis spinosa is one of the few shrub species which has so many qualities with many uses. In this case, the present work aimed to study both some morphological characteristics and biochemical components (proteins, lipids, and carotenoids) of fresh C. spinosa seeds with three different sizes, collected from two Moroccan regions. In this study, C. spinosa seeds present a total of proteins ranging from 23.32 to 28.5% on a dry weight basis. Additionally, the total lipids varied between 2.8 and 3.4%. C. spinosa seeds contained a high level of carotenoids. Besides, the analytical values have been variously affected by both size and location. Further, the preliminary morphological and anatomical characterization of leaves, stems, and morphological properties such as length, width, thickness, geometric mean diameter, sphericity, surface area, and mass of 100 seeds have been determined. Consequently, this present study confirms the importance of Moroccan C. spinosa seeds, which represent a significant nutritional value. Also, its good morphological quality is a significant indicator of commercial criteria.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/8594820 |
| spellingShingle | Nidal El amri Faouzi Errachidi Abdellatif Bour Sara Bouhaddaoui Rachida Chabir Morphological and Nutritional Properties of Moroccan Capparis spinosa Seeds The Scientific World Journal |
| title | Morphological and Nutritional Properties of Moroccan Capparis spinosa Seeds |
| title_full | Morphological and Nutritional Properties of Moroccan Capparis spinosa Seeds |
| title_fullStr | Morphological and Nutritional Properties of Moroccan Capparis spinosa Seeds |
| title_full_unstemmed | Morphological and Nutritional Properties of Moroccan Capparis spinosa Seeds |
| title_short | Morphological and Nutritional Properties of Moroccan Capparis spinosa Seeds |
| title_sort | morphological and nutritional properties of moroccan capparis spinosa seeds |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/8594820 |
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