Table 6

α-tocopherol content (mg/100 g) of moringa (Moringa oleifera) and cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) seeds oils and blends during storage at 50 °C for four weeks.

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

    0 1 2 3 4
MSO:CSO 100:0 20.92 ± 0.710a 11.02 ± 0.387a 11.18 ± 0.897a 13.98 ± 0.608a 11.28 ± 0.021a
MSO:CSO 75:25 16.02 ± 0.176b 8.95 ± 0.053b 9.28 ± 0.158b 11.37 ± 1.289b 10.14 ± 0.590b
MSO:CSO 50:50 14.55 ± 0.435c 6.83 ± 0.081c 6.72 ± 0.087c 9.71 ± 1.163c 8.42 ± 0.195c
MSO:CSO 25:75 7.25 ± 0.079d 4.00 ± 0.236d 3.97 ± 0.120d 4.73 ± 0.017d 4.62 ± 0.227d
MSO:CSO 0:100 1.01 ± 0.056e 1.26 ± 0.309e 1.08 ± 0.006e 0.99 ± 0.070e 0.96 ± 0.050e

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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