Table 2. Acid value of oils extracted using different solvents in mg KOH/g
Sample | Hexane | CCl4 | Petroleum ether | Acetone | Methanol |
Control1) | 14.50±0.502)b3) | 13.00±1.00a | 14.00±0.50b | 13.00±1.00a | 13.50±0.50a |
Cola rostrata | 3.70±0.10b | 3.70±0.20b | 3.70±0.10b | 3.10±0.10a | 3.50±0.20b |
Dacryodes edulis | 3.40±0.10b | 3.60±0.10c | 2.60±0.10a | 3.10±0.20b | 3.80±0.20c |
Dennettia tripetala | 3.20±0.10b | 2.70±0.10a | 3.90±0.20c | 3.80±0.20c | 2.50±0.20a |
Persea americana | 2.60±0.10a | 3.20±0.20b | 2.80±0.10a | 2.70±0.10a | 2.40±0.20a |
Commercial palm kernel oil (PKO).
Values are mean±SD (n=5).
Different superscript letters (a-c) indicate significant differences (p<0.05) between values in the same row by the Duncan’s multiple range test.