Table 1. Percentage (%) yield of oil extracts using different solvents

Sample Hexane CCl4 Petroleum ether Acetone Methanol
Control1) 27.00±0.202)b3) 23.50±0.10a 26.00±0.20b 23.00±0.10a 24.00±0.20a
Cola rostrata 7.50±0.10a 7.50±0.10a 8.00±0.20a 9.00±0.10b 12.00±0.20c
Dacryodes edulis 22.00±0.20c 9.00±0.20a 22.00±0.10c 20.00±0.20b 11.00±0.20a
Dennettia tripetala 17.00±0.20b 7.50±0.10a 16.00±0.10b 16.00±0.20b 27.50±0.20c
Persea americana 27.50±0.20d 12.00±0.20a 21.00±0.10c 16.80±0.10b 27.00±0.10d
Commercial palm kernel oil (PKO).
Values are mean±SD (n=5).
Different superscript letters (a-d) indicate significant differences (p<0.05) between values in the same row by the Duncan’s multiple range test.