Fats and oils are non-volatile substances insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvent.
They constitute along with protein and carbohydrates, the major food stuffs and are widely …

Legumes and oil bean seeds used for the production of condiments in Africa are inedible in
their natural state; they contain some anti-nutritional factors especially undigestible …

Seed oils have been used for centuries by rural communities as food, medicine, for cosmetic
applications and as fuel. Recently there has been a renewed interest in these non-timber …

Groundnut (Arachis hypogea) seeds (raw, sun-dried and roasted) were analyzed for
proximate composition and some nutritionally valuable minerals. The oil extracted from the …

Oils from the seeds of fluted pumpkin (Telfairia occidentalis Hook F.) and Tropical almond
(Terminalia catappia L.) were extracted with petroleum ether. The ether extract was …

Oil were extracted from seeds of Nigerian plants Pentaclethra macrophylla, Treculia
africana, persea gratesima and Telferia occidentalis using n-hexane and their …

Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) oil from seeds of six varieties; boro red, boro light, mokwa,
ela, campala and guta as well as oil from three geographical zones in Nigeria; northern …

Proximate composition, extraction, characterization and comparative assessment of Cocos
nucifera and Colocynthis citrullus seeds and seed oils were evaluated in this work using …

The physicochemical parameters; Saponification value, Iodine value and Acid value of some
selected Northern Nigerian industrial oils were determined. The following values were …

This study evaluated the effects of drying temperature, slice thickness and pretreatment on
the effective moisture diffusivity and activation energy of African oil bean seed in a hot-air …