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Production of homemade carrot oil and its benefits

Production of homemade carrot oil and its benefits

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ABSTRACT

The purpose the research work is to examine the Production of homemade carrot oil and its benefits. In achieving this sole aim, the following objectives were set out to; determine the benefits of homemade carrot oil, and provide adequate information about carrot oil usage, to avoid nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, and convulsions as a result of breast feeding babies. Carrot oil should never be used during pregnancy as it may cause uterine contractions and, in rare cases, miscarriage. The use of carrot seed for contraception and abortion has long been recorded in the historical medical literature, although the practice is considered unsafe and strongly advised against today. Its effect on breastfeeding babies is unknown and should be avoided. If taken internally, carrot seed oil may cause nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, and convulsions. High doses can lead to severe kidney problems. The benefits of carrot oil can be grouped by use in aromatherapy and in topical skincare. In both instances, only limited data exist to support benefits, although the oil is generally considered safe if used appropriately.


Production of homemade carrot oil and its benefits

CHAPTER ONE

1.1 Introduction

Daucus carota L. commonly known as carrot, is a biennial type plant from Apiaceae family. Carrot is one of the most popular root vegetables in the world and one of the most important sources of carotenoids. Carotenoids contain five to six C in a ring, where they can be straight or branched chains (Sharma et al., 2012).

As a prelude to other parts of this study, this chapter will discuss the background upon which this study was initiated, the statement of problems that led to this study, the Aim and Objectives of the study. Others are Significance of the study, Scope of work, Limitations of the Study and Definition of technical terms.


1.2 Background of Study

Carrot (Daucus carota L.) is the most important crop of Apiaceae family. It is a root vegetable that has world- wide distribution. Carrots were first used for medical purposes and gradually used as food. Written records in Europe indicated that carrots were cultivated prior to the tenth century. The colors of the carrot root flesh maybe white, yellow, orange, red, purple, or very dark purple, the first cultivated carrots were yellow and purple fleshed cultivars. Orange carrots, today more popular, were developed in the 15th and 16th centuries in Central Europe. A rapid rise in the popularity of orange carrots was observed with the recognition of its high provitamin A content (Simon, 2000).

Carotenoids and anthocyanins are the major antioxidant pigments found in carrots. Cultivar differences in carrots rely in the type of pigments present. Carotenoids are the yellow, orange, or red colored phytochemicals found in most yellow and orange fleshed cultivars. The widely used orange carrot is high in α- and β-carotene and is a rich source of provitamin A. Yellow carrot color is due to lutein which plays an important role in prevention of macular degeneration (Dias, 2012). The red water-soluble anthocyanin pigment and the red water insoluble lycopene pigment present in the roots of some cultivars do not contribute to the provitamin A content. Red carrot color is due to its high lycopene content (Sun et al., 2009). Meanwhile anthocyanin-rich carrots are purple (Sun et al., 2009). White flesh cultivars contain very little pigments. The carotene content of the orange and yellow fleshed culti- vars increases with growth. The cortical region contains more carotenes than the core. Overall carotenoid levels, have increased dramatically in the past four decades through traditional breeding to reach levels of 1000 ppm carotenoids, on a fresh weight basis (Simon et al., 2007). Besides, comparing to other vegetables, carrots can provide in the human diet significant amount of vitamin A due to the high bioavailability of carrot carotenoids (Van et al., 2000).

Carrots have also a unique combination of three flavonoids: kaempferol, quercetin and luteolin (Ching et al., 2001). They are also rich in other phenols, including chlorogenic, caffeic and p-hydroxybenzoic acids along with numerous cinnamic acid derivates. Among hydroxycinnamic acid and its derivates, chlorogenic acid represents 42.2% to 61.8% of total phenolic compounds detected in different carrot tissues (Zhang et al., 2004). Bioactive polyacetylenes, such as falcarinol (synonymous with panaxynol), and falcarindiol are found in carrots. The concentration of falcarinol in fresh carrots depends on carrot tissue cultivar and water stress (Lund et al., 1990). Falcarinol is the most bioactive phyto- chemical of the carrot polyacetylenes. It is though that this compound may stimulate cancer-fighting mechan- isms in the human body. The mode of action behind the favorable effect of falcarinol may be due to its hydro- phobicity and its ability to form an extremely stable carbocation with the loss of water thereby acting as a very reactive alkylating agent toward proteins and other biomolecules (Hansen et al., 1986). Besides other sesquiterpenes, which presence has also been found in various biochemical analyses, daucuside and daucuso are sesquiterpenoids recently isolated from carrot seeds and that have cytotoxic effect against human gastric cell lines (Ahmed et al., 2005). The presence of coumarins has also been demonstrated in various biochemical analysis. A bitter coumarin compound is formed when carrots are stored (Czepa et al., 2003).

Among 39 fruits and vegetables carrots have been ranked 10th in nutritional value (Acharya et al., 2008). Carrot is a good source of dietary fiber and of the trace mineral molybdenum, rarely found in many vegetables. Molybdenum aids in metabolism of fats and carbohydrates and is important for absorption of iron. It is also a good source of magnesium and manganese. Magnesium is needed for bone, protein, making new cells, activating B vitamins, relaxing nerves and muscles, clotting blood, and in energy production (Guerrera et al., 2009). Insulin secretion and function also require magnesium (Bartlett et al., 2008). Manganese is helpful in carbohydrate metabolism, in coordination with enzymes in the body (Dias, 2012). Manganese is used by the body as a co-factor for the antioxidant enzyme, superoxide dismu- tase. Potassium and magnesium in carrots help in functioning of muscles.

When carrot roots after juvenile stage are subjected to cold temperatures, for a period of time according to cultivars, flower induction and seedstalk formation takes place. Seeds contain essential oils. Carrot seed oil extracts have also health benefits. This article reviews the nutritional and health benefits of carrots and their seed extracts.


1.3 Statement of Problems

Investigation reveals the problems of the Production of Homemade Carrot Oil:

Lots of essential oils are irritating to the skin and can cause rashes and sensitivities. Carrot seed oil can do this, though it's only mildly irritating. You should mix carrot seed essential oil with a fatty oil like coconut oil or grape seed oil before putting it on your skin (WebMD, 2021).

Carrot seed oil should never be used during pregnancy as it may cause uterine contractions and, in rare cases, miscarriage. The use of carrot seed for contraception and abortion has long been recorded in the historical medical literature, although the practice is considered unsafe and strongly advised against today (Verywellhealth, 2021).

Its effect on breastfeeding babies is unknown and should be avoided. If taken internally, carrot seed oil may cause nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, and convulsions. High doses can lead to severe kidney problems (Verywellhealth, 2021).


1.4 Aim and Objectives of Study

The aim of the study is to examine the Production of Homemade Carrot Oil and Its Benefits. In achieving this aim, the following objectives were set out as follows;

  1. To determine the benefits of homemade carrot oil
  2. To provide adequate information about carrot oil usage, to avoid nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, and convulsions as a result of breast feeding babies.

1.5 Scope of Study

The study focuses on the Production of Homemade Carrot Oil and Its Benefits.


1.6 Limitations of the Study

During the course of this study, many things militated against its completion, some of which are:

  1. Time Constraint: The time frame given to accomplish this project was very short due to school academic calendar and it was carried out under pressure which made the researcher not to implement some necessary features.
  2. Establishment Policies: Establishment policies posed a serious limitation as most staffs are not ready to release information needed for this project work. There were lots of information needed from the staffs of this institution to enhance the study which took them time to release or they did not release at all for security purposes, hence the scope was reduced.
  3. Research material: availability of research material is a major setback to the scope of the study.
  4. Frequent power failure: This made the researcher append more money on fuel to ensure sustainable power.
  5. Financial Constraint: Insufficient fund tends to impede the efficiency of the researcher in sourcing for the relevant materials.

1.7 Significance of Study

The benefits of carrot oil can be grouped by use in aromatherapy and in topical skincare. In both instances, only limited data exist to support benefits, although the oil is generally considered safe if used appropriately (Verywellhealth, 2021).

Besides, the study will serve as reference material for subsequent researcher in the field or related topics.

CHAPTER TWO

2.0 Literature Review

2.1 Introduction

This chapter focuses on the review of related literature. A literature review includes the current knowledge as well as theoretical and methodological contributions to a particular topic. It documents the state of the art with respect to the topic you are writing. It surveys the literature in the topic selected. In this research work the literature review includes the …

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