Effects of drying methods on compositional characterization and functional characteristics of Blighia sapida aril oil | OCL

Minor oils from atypical plant sources / Huiles mineures de sources végétales atypiques

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Table 3

Physicochemical characteristics of oven-dried and sun-dried B. sapida aril oil.

Physicochemical parameter	ODAO	SDAO
Colour	Yellow	Yellow
Refractive index	1.21 ± 0.02^a	1.23 ± 0.02^a
Specific gravity (gL⁻¹)	0.91 ± 0.02^a	0.90 ± 0.01^a
Peroxide value (mg reactive O₂g⁻¹)	9.55 ± 0.35^a	9.83 ± 0.30^a
Acid value (mgKOHg⁻¹)	3.31 ± 0.15^a	3.57 ± 0.19^a
Saponification value (mgKOHg⁻¹)	191.50 ± 7.23^a	196.35 ± 5.32^a
Iodine value (mgI₂g⁻¹)	90.33 ± 3.33^a	92.39 ± 2.80^a
Free fatty acid (%)	0.21 ± 0.01^a	0.35 ± 0.00^b
Total phenolic content (mgGAEg⁻¹)	2.57 ± 0.35^a	3.86 ± 0.30^b

Results are means ± SD of three determinations. Values in the same row carrying different alphabets are significant (p > 0.05). Note: SDAO: sun-dried aril oil; ODAO: oven-dried aril oil; vit C: vitamin C; GAE: gallic acid equivalent.

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