Table 3

Determination of peroxide value (meq.O2/kg oil) of moringa (Moringa oleifera) and cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) seeds oils and blends during storage at 50 °C for four weeks.

Samples Blending ratio (%) Storage time (week) at 50 °C

    0 1 2 3 4
MSO:CSO 100:0 0.43 ± 0.026e 7.70 ± 0.223d 8.95 ± 0.115d 9.02 ± 0.080e 11.05 ± 0.026e
MSO:CSO 75:25 0.78 ± 0.070d 8.30 ± 0.157c 10.67 ± 0.231d 12.60 ± 0.333b 12.94 ± 0.217d
MSO:CSO 50:50 1.64 ± 0.036c 8.90 ± 0.040b 11.89 ± 0.290c 17.35 ± 0.072c 20.85 ± 0.190c
MSO:CSO 25:75 1.86 ± 0.045b 8.68 ± 0.290bc 12.94 ± 0.026b 19.67 ± 0.327b 25.22 ± 0.195b
MSO:CSO 0:100 2.06 ± 0.189a 10.22 ± 0.245a 18.05 ± 0.046a 33.16 ± 0.280a 39.53 ± 0.361a

MSO: Moringa (Moringa oleifera) seeds oil; CSO: cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) seeds oil; values are means ± SD; means having the different case letter(s) within a column are significantly different at P ≤ 0.05.

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