Physico-chemical composition and characterisation of the seed and seed oil ofSclerocarya birrea |
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| Authors: | Okoro Ogbobe |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Chemistry, Ahmadu Bello University, Bauchi, Nigeria;(2) Present address: Department of Polymer and Textile Technology, School of Engineering and Engineering Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria |
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| Abstract: | The physicochemical composition ofSclerocarya birrea was assessed by standard methods and was found to contain 11.0% Crude oil, 17.2% Carbohydrate, 36.70% Crude protein 3.4% fibre and 0.9% crude saponins. The fatty acid distribution in the seed oil was obtained by fractionating the volatised fatty acid by GC-MS. The oil is made up of nine fatty acids of which palmitic, stearic and arachidonic acids are the most dominant. |
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| Keywords: | Sclerocarya birrea protein oil fatty acids and saponins |
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