Table 3. Iodine value of oils extracted using different solvents in gl2/100 g
Sample | Hexane | CCl4 | Petroleum ether | Acetone | Methanol |
Control1) | 18.10±0.502)b3) | 16.10±1.00a | 17.60±1.00b | 16.20±0.50a | 16.40±1.00a |
Cola rostrata | 33.25±0.15a | 33.46±0.13a | 33.97±0.13b | 33.38±0.12a | 33.63±1.02a |
Dacryodes edulis | 33.06±0.14a | 34.10±0.15b | 33.21±0.11a | 33.35±0.15a | 33.21±0.13a |
Dennettia tripetala | 33.06±0.12a | 34.10±0.10b | 33.76±0.14a | 32.70±0.13a | 33.50±0.10a |
Persea americana | 33.26±0.04a | 34.00±0.15b | 33.55±0.50a | 33.00±0.13a | 33.00±0.14a |
Commercial palm kernel oil (PKO).
Values are mean±SD (n=5).
Different superscript letters (a,b) indicate significant differences (p<0.05) between values in the same row by the Duncan’s multiple range test.