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Table 1

Physico-chemical properties and fatty acid profile of pumpkin seed oil from the Santarém region (Portugal).

Parameter Mean ± SD*
Refractive índex (25 °C) 1.468 ± 0.001
Specific gravity (19 °C) 0.919
Viscosity (21 °C, mPa.s) 63.50 ± 9.48
Moisture content (w:w, %) 0.165 ± 0.063
Acid value (mg KOH/g oil) 0.983 ± 0.173
Peroxide value (meq O2/kg oil) 19.008 ± 1.710
Fatty acid (mol-%)Mean ± SD*
Palmitic (C16:0) 22.1 ± 2.6
Stearic (C18:0) 2.0 ± 0.1
Oleic (C18:1) 20.4 ± 0.8
Linoleic (C18:2) 55.5 ± 1.7
*

Mean of three replica ± standard deviation

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