4. DiscussionThe results herein pre

4. Discussion
The results herein presented provides empirical data on the
fatty acids profile of seed oils from sweet orange, grape, lime
and watermelon as well as their antioxidant and cytotoxicity
potentials. Fatty acid composition is essential in determining
the bioactivities of oils obtained from natural resources.
It is obvious that the demand towards natural ingredients
and products promoting health is likely to increase. The
data obtained in this study from the seed oils from edible
fruits will be important as indication of the potential dietary,
nutraceutical and economic utility in the future. Moreover,
these results provided useful information for the industrial
application of lime, grape, sweet orange and water melon
seed oils. Evidently, the seeds provided relatively fair yield
of oils which are rich in essential fatty acids. Utilisation of
these seeds will reduce environmental wastes; enhance their
economic value as well as providing veritable outlets for the
technological and nutritional channeling of these neglected
bio-resources.