Free Radical Scavenging Capacity, Carotenoid Content, and NMR Characterization of Blighia sapida Aril Oil

Table 1

Physicochemical properties of ackee, coconut, and soybean oils.

Parameter	Coconut	Ackee	Soybean
Brix	66°	69°	73°
pH	3.6	4.5	5.2
Acid value	0.6	1.3	0.03
Free fatty acid (%)	0.2	0.1	0.1
Carotenoid (ppm)	0.34 ± 0.1	21.0 ± 0.2	1.39 ± 0.1
Free radical scavenging activity (%)	28 ± 7.1	48 ± 2.8	100