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
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.