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. 2019 Nov 18;57(4):1258–1268. doi: 10.1007/s13197-019-04158-x

Table 5.

Chemical, physical, oxidative stability characteristics, and total phenolic of flax, perilla and basil seed oils

Flax seed oil Perilla seed oil Basil seed oil
RI 1.4719 ± 0.000c 1.4760 ± 0.001a 1.4737 ± 0.000b
SV (mgKOH/g) 191 ± 3.0a 182 ± ±0.57b 195 ± 4.0a
IN 193 ± 3.5a 195 ± 1.8a 195 ± 5.8a
USM (%w/w) 1.26 ± 0.020c 1.49 ± 0.080b 2.03 ± 0.060a
AV (mgKOH/g) 2.16 ± 0.23b 2.12 ± 0.33b 3.77 ± 0.10a
Color
L* 62.0 ± 2.0a 54.2 ± 0.68b 55.7 ± 1.0b
a* 7.73 ± 0.49a − 6.10 ± 0.26c − 4.77 ± 0.25b
b* 73.8 ± 1.8a 69.6 ± 2.9a 64.3 ± 2.3b
TPs (mg/kg) 19.5 ± 0.49c 34.3 ± 0.58b 66.8 ± 0.25a
PV (meq of O2/kg) 0.290 ± 0.10b 0.350 ± 0.050b 0.730 ± 0.14a
AnV (unit) 0.740 ± 0.080b 0.780 ± 0.16b 1.24 ± 0.24a
TV (unit) 1.32 ± 0.23b 1.48 ± 0.19b 2.69 ± 0.12a
OSI (h) 1.28 ± ±0.16a 1.42 ± 0.26a 1.39 ± 0.15a

Mean ± SD within a row with the same lowercase letters are not significantly different at p < 0.05; n = 3

RI refractive index, SV saponification value, IN iodine number, USM unsaponifiable matter, AV acid value, TP total phenolic, PV peroxide value, AnV P-anisidine value, TV totox value, OSI oxidative stability index