%0 Journal Article
%T Physicochemical Properties of the Seed Oil of <i>Khaya senegalensis</i>
%A Abimbola O. Oginni
%A Adewale Adewuyi
%A Rotimi A. Oderinde
%J Food and Nutrition Sciences
%P 171-178
%@ 2157-9458
%D 2024
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/fns.2024.153010
%X The physicochemical
characteristics</span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> of</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> <i>Khaya senegalensis</i> seed oil were in<span>vestigated. Iodine value, saponification value, percentage free fatty
acid (FF</span>A), acid value, and peroxide value were the chemical parameters
examined in the oil analysis, while specific gravity and refractive index were
examined as physical parameters. The results showed that the acid value was
1.18 ¡À 0.01, the saponification value was 191.76 ¡À 0.01 mgKOH/gm, and the
iodine value was 102.79 ¡À 0.01. It contained 0.59 ¡À 0.01 percent free fatty
acid. The value of peroxide was 6.83 ¡À 0.01 meq/kg. The results showed that the
refractive index was 1.462 ¡À 0</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">.</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">0</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">2</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> and
the specific gravity was 0.9194 ¡À 0</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">.</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">0</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">4</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">. The
established parameters fell within the worldwide and Nigerian vegetable oil
industry standards.
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%K Khaya senegalensis&lt
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%K Physicochemical Parameters
%K Vegetable Oil
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=131792