“…Triglycerides (TAG) represent the major components alongside small proportions of diglycerides (DAG) and monoglycerides (MAG) (Hilditich & William, 1964;Sundram et al, 2003). These TAG, DAG and MAG are International Journal of Regional Development ISSN 2373-9851 2016 constituted of fatty acids esterified to a glycerol backbone (Mozzon et al, 2013). The minor components are free fatty acids (FFA) and phytonutrients like carotenes, vitamin E (tocopherol and tocotrienoids), phytosterols, phospholipids, phenolic acids, flavonoids, phosphatides, alcohols and sterols (Sambanthamurthi et al, 2000;Sundram et al, 2003).…”