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.