| Oil properties |
Cultivar |
| Malawi |
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Ethiopian |
| Specific gravity (25°C) |
0.921 |
0.92 |
0.919 |
| Refractive index (25°C) |
1.471 |
1.469 |
1.468 |
| Acid value (% oleic acid) |
0.38 |
0.31 |
0.9 |
| Saponification number(mg KOH/g) |
211.5 |
215.7 |
218.35 |
| Iodine value |
147 |
144 |
143 |
| Peroxide value (meq/k) |
3.78 |
4.5 |
4.1 |
| Unsaponifiable matter (%) |
1.2 |
1.45 |
1.25 |
| Thiobarbituric acid (TBA) (mg/kg) |
1.3 |
0.96 |
1.24 |
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