Physical and chemical properties of tigernut oil as influenced by variety and method of extraction

  • Afuape Zainab Oluwakemi Department of Food Science and Technology, P.M.B 2240, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
  • Oke Emmanuel Kehinde Department of Food Science and Technology, P.M.B 2240, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
  • Idowu Michael Ayodele Department of Food Science and Technology, P.M.B 2240, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
  • Olorode Omobolanle Omowunmi Department of Food Technology, Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Ojere, Abeokuta, Nigeria
  • Omoniyi Saheed Adewale Department of Home Science and Management, Federal University, Gashua, Yobe State, Nigeria
DOI: https://doi.org/10.35219/foodtechnology.2021.1.09
Keywords: physical properties, chemical properties, tigernut oil, solvent assisted extraction, mechanical pressing

Abstract

This study was carried out to investigate the physical and chemical properties of tigernut oil as influenced by variety and methods of extraction. Oil was extracted from yellow and brown varieties of tigernut using mechanical screw press and N-hexane, and it was characterized for physical and chemical composition. The moisture content, acid value, free fatty acid, iodine value, saponification value and peroxide value for tigernut oil from extraction methods ranged from 2.97 to 3.30%, 0.28 to 0.56mgKOH/g, 0.55 to 1.12g/100g, 66.11 to 69.75gI/100g, 174.93 to 210.06mgKOHg and 0.27 to 0.56MgH2O2, respectively. The range of values for specific gravity, percentage impurity, cloud point, smoke point and melting point are: 0.64 to 0.99g/ml, 0.15 to 0.24%, 9.00 to 25.5°C, 170.5 to 204.5°C and 18.0 to 28.5°C, respectively. However, the study showed that both the physical and chemical composition of tigernut oil were affected by the extraction methods used in this study.

Published
2021-02-02
How to Cite
Oluwakemi, Afuape, Oke Kehinde, Idowu Ayodele, Olorode Omowunmi, and Omoniyi Adewale. 2021. “Physical and Chemical Properties of Tigernut Oil As Influenced by Variety and Method of Extraction”. The Annals of the University Dunarea De Jos of Galati. Fascicle VI - Food Technology 45 (1), 129-40. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.35219/foodtechnology.2021.1.09.
Issue
Vol 45 No 1 (2021)
Section
ORIGINAL ARTICLES

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