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.