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QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS OF CASSIA SIEBERIANA L.SEED OIL

Author(s) -

Aliyu Ahmad Warra

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

journal of advances in natural sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2393-9257

DOI - 10.24297/jns.v3i3.3967

Subject(s) - saponification value , iodine value , peroxide value , cassia , acid value , chemistry , mathematics , botany , food science , biology , biochemistry , medicine , alternative medicine , traditional chinese medicine , pathology

Oil was extracted from the seed of Cassia sieberiana Lusing soxhlet apparatus. The oil yield was 9.26±0.01% and the colour of the seed oil was dark yellow. The results of the physico-chemical analysis revealed the following; acid value, iodine value, saponification value, peroxide value, relative density and refractive index of 0.35±0.01 mgKOH/g , 135.60 ±0.10 gI2/100g, 235.62 ±0.01 mgKOH/g, 1.8 ±0.10meq H2O2 , 0.8185±0.00 (g/cm3) and 1.4415 ±5.77 respectively indicating the suitability of the seed oil for pharmaceutical and cosmetic applications.

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