Table 2

Some physical and chemical properties of the cold-pressed mahalep seed oil (Mean ± SD).

Mahalep oil Mahalep oil
Refractive Index (25 °C) 1.495 ± 0.00 Free Fatty Acidity (oleic %) 0.65 ± 0.04
Specific Extinction-E232 2.723 ± 0.138 Acid Number (mg KOH/g yağ) 1.31 ± 0.09
Specific Extinction-E270 0.290 ± 0.003 Peroxide Value (meq active O2/kg oil) 4.29 ± 0.15
Viscosity (25 °C, cP) 113.5 ± 0.7 Iodine Value (g I/100 g oil) 158.15 ± 6.51
Color L* value 27.18 ± 0.01 Unsaponifiable Matter (%) 0.72 ± 0.04
Color a* value −0.3 ± 0.03   cold-pressing
Color b* value 5.03 ± 0.00 Oil Yield (%) 24.90 ± 0.55

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