Omega-3 emulsion of Rubber <i>(Hevea brasiliensis)</i>seed oil

作     者：Siti Hamidah Mohd-Setapar Lee Nian-Yian Wan Nuraisha Wan Kamarudin Zuhaili Idham Abd-Talib Norfahana 

作者机构：Centre of Lipid Engineering and Applied Research (CLEAR) Department of Chemical Engineering Faculty of Chemical Engineering Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 81310 Skudai Johor Malaysia 

出 版 物：《Agricultural Sciences》 (农业科学（英文）)

年 卷 期：2013年第4卷第5期

页      面：84-89页

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Emulsion Emulsifier Lecithin Span 80 

摘      要：The formulation of omega-3 emulsion using rubber (Hevea Brasiliensis) seed oil based on the best performance of the emulsion in terms of higher viscosity, smaller droplet size, lower moisture content and slightly acidic pH value supported by degree of creaming in varying the type and composition of emulsifier used. Rubber seed oil contains significant value of alpha-linolenic acid which plays an important role in maintaining human health. Therefore, formulation of rubber seed oil emulsion is important to become a new source of omega-3 emulsion instead of fish oil. Rubber seed oil was mixed with distilled water and nonionic emulsifier which were lecithin and span 80 by homogenizer. From the analysis conducted, the best formulation was the emulsion with 50% of distilled water, 6% of lecithin and 47% of rubber seed oil.