Table 3.
Iodine, free fatty acid, peroxide, P-anisidine, and TOTOX values of roselle seed oils extracted from different drying methods
| Oxidative stability | Drying methods | |
|---|---|---|
| Oven dried seed oil | Freeze dried seed oil | |
| Iodine value (g iodine/100 g oil) | 89.04a ± 0.80 | 90.31a ± 0.79 |
| Free fatty acid value (%) | 2.115b ± 0.705 | 1.645b ± 0.407 |
| Peroxide value (meq/kg) | 4.133c ± 0.503 | 2.467d ± 0.116 |
| P-anisidine value | 3.764e ± 0.405 | 3.484e ± 0.301 |
| TOTOX value | 12.031f ± 1.105 | 8.417 g ± 0.508 |
aNo significant difference between the value as p = 0.123 (P > 0.05)
bNo significant difference between the value as p = 0.391 (P > 0.05)
c,dSignificant difference between the value as p = 0.031 (P < 0.05)
eNo significant difference between the value as p = 0.407 (P > 0.05)
f,gSignificant difference between the value as p = 0.036 (P < 0.05)