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Characterization of avocado pear (Persea americana) and African pear (Dacryodes edulis) extracts
| Content Provider | Open Access Library (OALib) |
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| Author | EU Ikhuoria M. Maliki |
| Abstract | The oil from edible avocado pear (Persea americana) and African pear (Dacryodes edulis) were extracted with chloroform. The oil were characterized for melting point, refractive index, relative viscosity, free fatty acids, saponification value, iodine value, acid value and percentage unsaponifable matter. The percent oil content in the fruit pulp was determined. The oil content of avocado pear was 9.1% while that of African pear was 23.2%.The physico-chemical characteristics and fatty acid composition of these oils, suggest some industrial potentials. |
| ISSN | 16845315 |
| Journal | African Journal of Biotechnology |
| Publisher | Academic Journals |
| Publisher Date | 2007-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Genetics Molecular Biology Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Biotechnology Agronomy and Crop Science |