A comparativestudyofpressed-cakemadefromteaandsachainchiseedswasperformed.Sachainchi
seeds containedthelargestamountofprotein(62.07%)andteaseedscontainedthelargestamountof
carbohydrates(82.68%).Lysine,leucine,histidine,andphenylalaninewerethemainessentialamino
acids. Highamountsofunsaturatedfatswithanumberofomegafattyacids(ω-3, ω-6, and ω-9) were
found intheresidueoilfollowingextraction.Bothseedsarealsogoodsourcesofmineralcontent(po-
tassium, phosphorus,calcium,andmagnesium).SDS-PAGEprofiles showedthatthemainproteinshad
MWs of35–63 and11–20 kDaforsachainchiandteaseeds,respectively,andcontainedglycoproteinwith
a MWof35kDa.Phytochemicalanalysisshowedthatbothpressed-cakesaregoodsourcesforbioactive
compounds withhighantioxidantactivities.However,anti-nutrientsandtoxiccompoundswerefoundin
some content.Therefore,thechemicalpropertiesofthepressed-cakesindicatethatthisby-productofoil
extractionisagoodsupplementtofunctionalfoodingredients.