Grape Seed Oil Compounds: Biological and Chemical Actions for Health

Overview

Journal Nutr Metab Insights

Publisher Sage Publications

Specialty Endocrinology

Date 2016 Aug 26

PMID 27559299

Citations 58

Authors

Juliano Garavaglia

Melissa M Markoski

Aline Oliveira

Aline Marcadenti

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Abstract

Grape seed oil is rich in phenolic compounds, fatty acids, and vitamins, with economic importance to pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and food industry. Its use as an edible oil has also been suggested, especially due to its pleasant sensory characteristics. Grape seed oil has beneficial properties for health that are mainly detected by in vitro studies, such as anti-inflammatory, cardioprotective, antimicrobial, and anticancer properties, and may interact with cellular and molecular pathways. These effects have been related to grape seed oil constituents, mainly tocopherol, linolenic acid, resveratrol, quercetin, procyanidins, carotenoids, and phytosterols. The aim of this article was to briefly review the composition and nutritional aspects of grape seed oil, the interactions of its compounds with molecular and cellular pathways, and its possible beneficial effects on health.

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