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This study evaluated the nutritional value of sesame and flaxseed oils and their effects on the lipid and glucose profile of rats fed diets containing different fat combinations. Fatty acid composition, refractive index, and iodine and saponification values were analyzed to characterize the oils. In the biological assay, Wistar rats were fed different diets, whose fat composition consisted of varying combinations of flaxseed oil, sesame oil, and animal fat. The primary constituents of the sesame oil were oleic (28.6%), linoleic (28.4%), and lauric acid (14.6%); for the flaxseed oil they were alpha-linolenic (39.90%), oleic (17.97%) and linoleic acid (12.25%). The iodine and saponification values of the oils were within the reference range. Rats fed flaxseed oil-based diets had the lowest serum cholesterol values, whereas rats fed diets with flaxseed oil + sesame oil + animal fat had the highest glucose levels. HDL levels decreased significantly with flaxseed oil. Sesame and flaxseed oils are sources of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), and the flaxseed oil-based diet had a hypocholesterolemic effect, whereas sesame oil showed oxidative stability since it contains high levels of monounsaturated and saturated fatty acids.

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Resumo -O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a aplicação de nitrogênio em cobertura na cultura da mamona (Ricinus communis L.), em Campo Grande, MS. As doses de N foram 0, 30, 60 e 120 kg ha -1 . A semeadura foi realizada em 27 de janeiro de 2006. O espaçamento entre linhas utilizado foi de 0,9 m e 0,45 m entre plantas. Foram realizadas as seguintes avaliações: altura e diâmetro de caule das plantas, número de cachos e de frutos por planta, matéria seca, produtividade e teor de óleo. A utilização de 80 kg ha -1 de N em cobertura aumentou a produtividade sem alterar o teor de óleo das sementes.Termos para indexação: Ricinus communis, adubação de cobertura, produtividade, teor de óleo, Neossolo. Nitrogen sidedressing fertilization on castor plant in no tillage systemAbstract -The development of castor plants (Ricinus communis L.) under nitrogen sidedressing fertilization was evaluated in a randomized block design, constituted by different level of nitrogen sidedressing fertilization (0, 30, 60 and 120 kg ha -1 ). The sowing was performed on January 27, 2006, comprising three lines of 4 m every plot. The spaces were 0.9 m between lines and 0.45 m between plants. Height and diameter plants, dry matter, yield and oil content were evaluated. The 80 kg ha -1 nitrogen sidedressing fertilization increases the yield and did not alter seed oil content.

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