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Double blends were prepared by mixing copra oil (CO) with seed oils of Brassica juncea (BO),
Madhuca nerifolia (MO) and Sessamum indicum (SO) in different volume proportions. The consumer-acceptable
oil blends were selected based on the opinion of a panel of consumers about the palatability and other physical
properties of French fries prepared using the oil blends. The effect of the selected oil blends on serum lipid
parameters of Wistar rats was examined. The serum levels of total cholesterol, LDL and triglycerides decreased
and the serum levels of HDL increased significantly in rats fed with selected oil blends, when compared to those
fed with coconut oil. The beneficial effects on lipid parameters of the rats fed with the oil blend containing the
seed oil of BO (40%) and CO (60%) were closely comparable with those of the rats fed with soybean oil. The
results recommended that it could be helpful to prepare essential fatty acid-rich nutritional oil blends based on
CO in industrial scale.
