The Impact of the Extraction Method on Allanblackia floribunda Butter’s Physicochemical Properties as a Possible Pharmaceutical Excipient

Table 3

Mineral content of the A. floribunda butter extracted by hexane, cold press, and hot water.

Samples
Minerals (mg/L)	Cold press	Hexane	Hot water
Ca	1.56 ± 0.03	1.31 ± 0.02	0.45 ± 0.09
Na	0.17 ± 0.01	0.20 ± 0.00	0.06 ± 0.01
Mg	1.04 ± 0.05	1.66 ± 0.08	0.60 ± 0.04
K	0.54 ± 0.01	1.07 ± 0.02	0.34 ± 0.01
Fe	0.43 ± 0.01	0.60 ± 0.05	0.14 ± 0.01

Data are presented as mean ± SD.