Quality Parameters |
Samples |
Cocoa butter substitute |
Shortening Oil |
Coconut Oil |
Palm Oil |
Moisture and volatile matter content (%) |
.4 ±0.08ab |
.3 ±0.1a |
.6 ±0.1b |
.2 ±0.1a |
Insoluble impurities (%) |
.5 ±0.3a |
.85 ±0.1a |
.6 ±0.2a |
.8 ±0.1a |
Acid value (mg KOH/g fat) |
.05 ±0.04a |
.26 ±0.21a |
.1 ±0.01a |
.3 ±0.1a |
Saponification value (mg KOH/g fat) |
195 ±3b |
181.4 ±2.5a |
270 ±2d |
209 ±3c |
Unsaponifiable matter (%) |
.5 ±0.2a |
.61 ±0.21a |
.6 ±0.1a |
.87 ±0.1a |
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aValues are means ±S.D (n=3)
bMeans in each row followed by different letters are significantly different (p<0.05). |
Table 1: Physical and chemical characteristics of vegetable oils samples. |