Physiochemical analysis of oil extracted from Vitelleria paradoxa seed obtained from Wukari North Eastern Nigeria

Azuaga TI; Azuaga IC; Okpaegbe UC; Ibrahim AI; Manasseh CK

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Physiochemical analysis of oil extracted from Vitelleria paradoxa seed obtained from Wukari North Eastern Nigeria

Azuaga TI ^{1, *}, Azuaga IC ², Okpaegbe UC ¹, Ibrahim AI ¹and Manasseh CK ¹

1 Department of Chemical Sciences, Federal University, Wukari-Nigeria.
2 Department of Chemical Sciences, Taraba State University, Jalingo.

Research Article

International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2021, 04(01), 059–066.

Article DOI: 10.30574/ijsra.2021.4.1.0174

DOI url: https://doi.org/10.30574/ijsra.2021.4.1.0174

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Received on 10 October 2021; revised on 20 November 2021; accepted on 22 November 2021

Abstract

Soxhlet extraction of oil from seeds of Vitelleria paradoxa was carried out using n-hexane as the solvent. Standards methods were adopted in the analysis of the physiochemical properties; moisture content, melting point, total ash content, pH, specific gravity, iodine value, saponification value, acid value, free fatty acid value and ester value were all evaluated. The oil recovery rate was good with 32.6% yield, moisture content of 3.1%, melting point of 52oC and pH 5.7. Total ash content was 50.3%, specific gravity of 0.9 g/cm3, iodine value 39 mg/L, saponification value 224.6 mgKOH/g, acid value 59.9 mgKOH/g free fatty acid (FFA) 29.9 mgKOH/L and ester value 164.7 mg/L. The results shows that oil from Vitelleria paradoxa seed holds the potentials for wider applications in foods, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, lubricants and soap making.

Keywords

Physiochemical; Extraction; Analysis; Vitelleria paradoxa; Oil; Moisture content

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Azuaga TI, Azuaga IC, Okpaegbe UC, Ibrahim AI and Manasseh CK. Physiochemical analysis of oil extracted from Vitelleria paradoxa seed obtained from Wukari North Eastern Nigeria. International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2021, 04(01), 059–066. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/ijsra.2021.4.1.0174

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