Simmondsin

Simmondsin is a cyanide-bearing glycoside in defatted jojoba meal left over from jojoba oil manufacture. It causes food intake inhibition in animals due to satiation, and may have potential for use in foods as an appetite suppressant. Like many bioactive plant compounds, its promise is balanced by safety questions that demand thorough study. It remains a research compound rather than an approved food ingredient, with safety assessment required before any food use. Jojoba meal’s appetite-suppressing effect has also drawn interest from animal-feed researchers.