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.