“…The seeds contain a large amount of oil and, at a smaller proportion, proteins, but with some variations depending on the season (Alexander, 1964;Standley & Williams, 1969;Obasi et al, 1990). Recent work has demonstrated that the hexanic extract obtained from the seeds of T. peruviana has the capability to reduce body weight in mice with MonoSodium Glutamate (MSG)-induced obesity (Pérez et al, 2017).…”