Original Articles
Kajal Dutta
Abstract
Abelmoschus esculentus seeds oil was solvent extracted and analyzed for its physicochemical properties i.e. acid value, iodine value, moisture content, density and refractive index. The acid value, moisture content and iodine value were 1.591 mg KOH/g oil, 0.102% and 99.92 gI2/100 g respectively. The density and refractive index of the oil were found to be 0.9000 g/cm3 and 1.4635 respectively. Gas chromatographic analysis of Abelmoschus esculentus seeds oil showed that unsaturated fatty acids such as linoleic acid (41.23 wt.% ), oleic acid (29.12 wt.% ) and palmitic acid (15.21 wt.%) account for more than 70% of total fatty acids.