Andrade, Graziela de FátimaMelo, Tânia Márcia SacramentoGuedes, Claudia DumansNovack, Kátia MonteiroSantos, Rinaldo Cardoso dosSilva, Marcelo Eustáquio2015-04-132015-04-132011ANDRADE, G. de F. et al. Biological evaluation of crude and degummed oil from Moringa oleifera seeds. Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, v. 54, p. 1003-1006, 2011. Disponível em: <http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=S1516-89132011000500018&script=sci_arttext>. Acesso em: 02 fev. 2015.1516-8913http://www.repositorio.ufop.br/handle/123456789/5036The aim of this work was to evaluate the oil extracted from Moringa oleifera (fam. Moringaceae) seeds from the nutritional standpoint. Nutritional evaluation of crude or degummed moringa oil or soybean oil (as a control) involved the determination of the Food Efficiency (FE) in male Fisher rats and the fatty acid composition of the moringa oil. Hepatic and renal functions were assessed by measuring serum transaminases activity and urea and creatinine concentrations, respectively. Serum cholesterol and triglycerides, alkaline phosphatase, total proteins and albumine were also measured. Results showed that FE was slightly increased by the crude moringa oil while no differences were found between the soybean and degummed moringa oil regarding this parameter. Renal or hepatic injures as well as major alterations in serum proteins were not induced by the tested oils. These results suggested that degummed M. oleifera oil possessed adequate biological quality as compared to the crude oil.en-USMoringa oleifera oilDegummed oilBiological evaluationArtigo publicado em periodicoO periódico Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology permite que o Repositório Institucional da Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (UFOP) deposite uma cópia eletrônica dos artigos publicados por esse periódico  em que ao menos um dos autores faça parte da comunidade cientifica da UFOP. Fonte: Licença concedida mediante preenchimento de formulário enviado em 29 jan. 2014.http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1516-89132011000500018