Research Article
Impact of Different Oil Extraction Techniques on the Physicochemical Properties of Adansonia digitata Seed
Table 1
Physicochemical properties of baobab seed oil.
| | Parameter | Mechanical extraction | Soxhlet extraction | LSD |
| | Physical properties | | Oil yield (%) | 5.422 | 27.75 | — | | Density (g/cm3) | | | 0.04 | | Melting point (°C) | | | ns | | Boiling point (°C) | | | 4.63 | | Refractive index | | | ns | | Chemical properties | | Peroxide value (mEq/g) | | | 0.59 | | Acid value (mg KOH/g) | | | 0.54 | | Saponification value (mg KOH/g) | | | ns | | Iodine (g/100 g) | | | ns |
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Values are means of . Means followed by the same letter in the same row are significantly not different at . |
