Research Article

Date Palm Seed Oil (Phoenix dactylifera L.) Green Extraction: Physicochemical Properties, Antioxidant Activities, and Phenolic and Fatty Acid Profiles

Table 2

Physicochemical properties of extracted seed oils.

SolventSoxhletSoaking in essential oil
Ether petroleumEssential oil

Yield (%)9.8 ± 1.02b9.25 ± 1.50b13.88 ± 0.95a
Color (supplementary file 1)YellowBrownBrown
OdorUnpleasantGoodGood
Density (g/cm3)0.87 ± 0.11a0.86 ± 0.08a0.86 ± 0.10a
Physic state at 4°CSolidLiquidLiquid
Acidity (mg/g)0.87 ± 0.02b1.03 ± 0.31a1.01 ± 0.23a
Peroxide value (meqO2/kg)2.96 ± 0.61b4.26 ± 0.69a5.05 ± 0.76a

Mean and standard deviation values with the same letter within the same parameter were not significantly different ().