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. 2020 Mar 25;6(3):e03592. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03592

Table 2.

Efficiency of modified Soxhlet extraction of sterols at various experimental temperatures.

Temperature (°C) Phytosterol concentration (wt. %) Tocopherol concentration (wt. %) Efficiency (wt. %)
40 5 ± 0.8b 11±1b 20 ± 0.4b
60 10 ± 0.2a 12±1a 24 ± 0.9a
80 4 ± 0.6c 7±2c 12 ± 2c

Non-similar letters in each column indicate a significant difference according Tukey test (P<0.05).

Mean ± standard deviation.