FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2012, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (17): 336-340.

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Research Progress in Chemical Components, Medicinal Effects and Comprehensive Utilization of Loquat Seeds

  

  • Received:2011-08-30 Revised:2012-07-19 Online:2012-09-15 Published:2012-11-09

Abstract: As a by-product of loquat flesh processing, loquat seeds are almost treated as a waste instead of a useful material. However, loquat seeds are rich in nutritional and bioactive components such as starches, proteins, fatty acids, amygdalins and flavonoids. Pharmaceutical studies have showed that loquat seeds possess immunoregulatory, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and hypoglycemic activities. Many tons of loquat seeds are produced during processing every year so that it is important to develop valuable products from them. In order to explore a strategy for utilizing loquat seeds, we review the nutritional and medicinal value, current utilization status and development prospect of loquat seeds in this paper.

Key words: loquat seed, nutrition, medicinal value, comprehensive utilization

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