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. 2019 Dec 19;5(12):e03068. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e03068

Table 1.

Mango seed kernel oil yield using conventional solvents extraction.

S/N Solvent Yield (%)
3 h 4 h 5 h
1 Ethanol 19.86a ± 0.05 18.42b ± 0.02 16.11c ± 0.02
2 Hexane 9.85a ± 0.05 9.15b ± 0.05 9.12b ± 0.08
3 Acetone 18.70a ± 0.05 18.40b ± 0.10 18.30b ± 0.10
4 Pet-Ether 8.75a ± 0.05 8.77a ± 0.03 8.02b ± 0.03

Means of triplicate determinations ± standard deviation. Means with different superscripts on the same column are significantly different at p < 0.05.