Research Article
Chemical Composition, Physicochemical Characteristics, and Nutritional Value of Lannea kerstingii Seeds and Seed Oil
Table 4
Chemical and physical properties of Lannea kerstingii seed oil.
| Properties | Values |
| Saponification value (mg KOH/g of oil) | 189.73 ± 5.20 | Iodine value (g of iodine/100 g of oil) | 60.72 ± 3.56 | Acid value (mg of KOH/g of oil) | 0.64 ± 0.05 | Peroxide value (meq of O2/kg of oil) | 0.99 ± 0.05 | Melting point (°C) | 19.67 ± 3.80 | p-Anisidine value | 0.08 ± 0.01 | Refractive index (25°C) | 1.471 ± 0.000 | Oxidative stability at 120°C (h) | 52.53 ± 2.23 |
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Values are means ± standard deviation for .
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