Table 5. Conductivity (μS/cm) and pH of oils extract using different solvents

Sample Property Hexane CCl4 Petroleum ether Acetone Methanol
Control1) Cond. 0.30±0.012)a3) 0.27±0.02a 0.31±0.02b 0.28±0.01a 0.29±0.01a
pH 5.10±0.10b 4.80±0.10a 5.00±0.20b 4.90±0.10a 4.70±0.20a
Cola rostrata Cond. 0.32±0.01a 0.31±0.02a 0.31±0.02a 0.32±0.01a 0.32±0.03a
pH 6.10±0.10a 6.40±0.10a 6.20±0.10a 6.20±0.10a 6.10±0.20a
Dacryodes edulis Cond. 0.30±0.03a 0.31±0.01a 0.30±0.02a 0.33±0.02a 0.32±0.02a
pH 6.10±0.20c 4.60±0.10a 6.30±0.10c 5.20±0.10b 4.40±0.20a
Dennettia tripetala Cond. 0.33±0.01a 0.30±0.02a 0.30±0.01a 0.32±0.02a 0.32±0.02a
pH 6.20±0.10a 6.20±0.10a 6.30±0.20a 6.40±0.10a 6.30±0.20a
Persea americana Cond. 0.31±0.02a 0.31±0.02a 0.32±0.03a 0.32±0.03a 0.32±0.03a
pH 6.20±0.10a 6.30±0.10a 6.10±0.10a 6.10±0.20a 6.20±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.