Physicochemical composition of the B. rubra seed oila.
| Parameters | Content |
|---|---|
| Moisture of seeds (%) | 5.13 ± 0.11 |
| Total oil content (%) | 33.08 ± 0.78 |
| Specific gravity at 25 °C | 0.89 ± 0.01 |
| Refractive index at 25 °C | 1.456 ± 0.018 |
| Colour measurement | |
| L | 5.85 ± 0.27 |
| a* | 3.04 ± 0.3 |
| b* | 4.61 ± 0.18 |
| Chroma | 5.53 ± 0.11 |
| Hue | 0.99 ± 0.06 |
| FFA (%) | 1.53 ± 0.2 |
| PV (mEq. O2/100 g) | 1.23 ± 0.05 |
| IV (I2/100 g) | 81.56 ± 0.59 |
| SV (mg/100 g) | 182.73 ± 4.17 |
| USM (%) | 4.55 ± 0.20 |
| Glyceride composition (%) | |
| TAG | 87.55 ± 1.94 |
| DAG | 9.84 ± 0.29 |
| MAG | 2.61 ± 1.64 |
| Lipid classes (%) | |
| Neutral lipid | 95 ± 1.28 |
| Glycolipid | 2.64 ± 0.32 |
| Phospholipid | 2.36 ± 0.24 |
| Elemental composition (%) | |
| Carbon | 77.55 ± 0.19 |
| Hydrogen | 17.08 ± 0.23 |
| Nitrogen | 0.45 ± 0.06 |
| Sulphur | 0.03 ± 0.00 |
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All the values are mean ± SD of three replicates.