Cucurbit seeds: I. Characterizations and uses of oils and proteins. A review

Fatty and Amino Acids Composition of Melon (Cucumis melo Var. saccharinus) Seeds

“…These three amino acids constituted 42% of the total amino acids. In a study on seed meal proteins of several Cucurbits, Jacks et al (1972) also observed the abundance of these amino acids. King and Onuora (1984) reported the presence of high concentrations of arginine (13.0}15.2%), aspartic acid (7.0}8.0%) and glutamic acid (14.7}16.7%) in di!erent melon seeds.…”

Phytochemical andin vitrototal antioxidant capacity analyses of peel extracts of different cultivars ofCucumis meloandCitrullus lanatus

“…Arginine, glutamic acid, aspartic acid and leucine are the predominant amino acids in their proteins (Jacks et al, 1972;Ige et al, 1984). Reports are also available on the biological value, true digestibility, protein efficiency ratio and net protein utilization of watermelon seeds (Teotia & Ramakrishna, 1984;El-Adawy & Taha, 2001).…”

<b>CHEMICAL CONTENT OF THE SEEDS AND PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE SEED OILS FROM <i>CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS, COCCINIA GRANDIS, CUCUMIS METULIFERUS</i> AND <i>CUCUMIS PROPHETARUM</i> OF NIGER</b>

“…The seeds of Cucurbitaceous constituted one of these natural resources which could be used as potential sources of nutrient and micro nutriments whose deficiency is of acuity [2]. Indeed the Cucurbitaceous existed in abundance on all the extent of the territory either in state cultivated or in a wild state and were rooted perfectly in the culinary practices of the populations [3][4][5]. Nevertheless, the cultivated species are planted less often with nutritional goal than for their multiple uses as containers, kitchen utensils and musical instruments.…”