Open AccessQUALITY 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.