This study has revealed that pumpkin seeds are a rich source
of many important nutrients that appear to have a very positive
effect on human health. In the same way, phenolics, tocopherols
and sterols, could provide high protection against oxidative stress.
Finally, a good shelf life as well as other desirable characteristics
makes pumpkin seed oil an ideal ingredient in pharmaceutics and
cosmetics.
The use of pumpkin seed oil for industrial applications could
necessitate its exposure to high thermal treatments that could lead
to changes in quality characteristics of the oil. So, a study of thermooxidation
effects on physicochemical parameters of pumpkin seed