TY - JOUR ID - 101500 TI - Physico-chemical characterization of Avocado (Persea americana Mill.) Oil from Tree Indonesian Avocado Cultivars JO - Progress in Chemical and Biochemical Research JA - PCBR LA - en SN - 2676-7090 AU - Ogbuagu, Akunna Stella-Marris AU - Okoye, Chinedu Innocent AD - Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, P.M.B 5026, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria Y1 - 2020 PY - 2020 VL - 3 IS - 1 SP - 39 EP - 45 KW - Persea Americana KW - Oil yield KW - Physicochemical properties DO - 10.33945/SAMI/PCBR.2020.1.5 N2 - The physicochemical characterization of n-hexane extracted oil of avocado (Persea americana) seed was carried out according to American Organization of Analytical Chemists (AOAC)/IUPAC standard methods. The result of the analysis showed that the oil sample contains an acid value of 1.542 mg/g, iodine value 127.40 g/100g, saponification value 196.35 mg/g and peroxide value 4.80mg/g, as well as specific gravity (0.8627), flashpoint (288oC) and relative viscosity (24.69 Cst.). This indicates that the oil can be used industrially for various purposes, including food processing, cosmetics etc UR - https://www.pcbiochemres.com/article_101500.html L1 - https://www.pcbiochemres.com/article_101500_4f51912438fc7b6edef95e201675981b.pdf ER -