Manufacture of low-benzo(a)pyrene sesame seed (Sesamum indicum L.) oil using a self-designed apparatus

PLoS One. 2017 Mar 9;12(3):e0173585. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0173585. eCollection 2017.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to lower benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) contents in sesame seed oil (SSO) during manufacture by using a self-designed apparatus, to determine its optimal conditions, and to analyze antioxidants in SSO which might be related to BaP content reduction. Washing and spin-drying steps reduce exogenous BaP contamination, and the reduced moisture in seeds lowered BaP content in final SSO. A ventilation system in the roasting step inhibits BaP formation and reabsorption, followed by a controlled compression step. The optimal condition, a single washing cycle with 2-min spin-drying, 1350-rpm ventilation, and a single compression cycle, reduced the BaP content in SSO to 2.93 μg/kg, where the raw seeds had been spiked with 10-μg/kg BaP. Total phenolic contents showed a reversal pattern to the distribution of BaP contents. Sesamol and sesamolin were quantified by a high performance liquid chromatography-ultraviolet detector, and it was suggested that sesamol which is a strong antioxidant might have prevented BaP formation during the roasting step. This study enabled the commercial production of low-BaP SSO, and the data could be used in further investigations of the BaP content reduction mechanism with quantitative chemical analysis of the SSO composition.

MeSH terms

  • Antioxidants / chemistry*
  • Benzo(a)pyrene / chemistry*
  • Benzo(a)pyrene / metabolism
  • Dioxoles / chemistry*
  • Equipment Design*
  • Seeds / chemistry*
  • Sesame Oil / chemistry*
  • Sesamum / chemistry*

Substances

  • Antioxidants
  • Dioxoles
  • Benzo(a)pyrene
  • sesamolin
  • Sesame Oil

Grants and funding

This research was supported by a grant (grant number: 13162MFDS051, recipient: MSC) from the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (http://www.mfds.go.kr/eng) in 2014 and 2015. The funder had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.