Effect of Some Local Additives on the Chemical Constituent of Palm Oil
Different quantities of palm oil from NIFOR plantation were mixed with some local additives (carrot, paw paw, lime and red dye). The oil samples were analysed for their moisture content, saponification value, iodine value, acid value and free fatty acid value before and after the addition of known a...
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| Published in | Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management Vol. 11; no. 1 |
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| Main Authors | , , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
| Published |
Nigeria
World Bank assisted National Agricultural Research Project (NARP) - University of Port Harcourt
16.10.2009
Joint Coordination Centre of the World Bank assisted National Agricultural Research Programme (NARP) |
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| Summary: | Different quantities of palm oil from NIFOR plantation were mixed with
some local additives (carrot, paw paw, lime and red dye). The oil
samples were analysed for their moisture content, saponification value,
iodine value, acid value and free fatty acid value before and after the
addition of known and constant amount of the different additives. The
values for the analysed parameters were subjected to statistical
analysis and were compared with each other. The result of the analysis
shows that the introduction of these additives significantly increases
the saponification value, iodine value, acid value, moisture content
and free fatty acid value of the palm oil. Also, the quality of the red
palm oil (which is a functions of these parameters) was adversely
affected |
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| ISSN: | 1119-8362 2659-1502 1119-8362 2659-1499 |
| DOI: | 10.4314/jasem.v11i1.46840 |