Research Article

Physico-Chemical Characteristics and Level of Some Selected Metal in Edible Oils

Table 1

Results of physico-chemical characteristics of the selected edible oil samples.

Oil samplesAcid value (mgKOH/g)Saponification value (mgKOH/g)Iodine value (g/100 g)Peroxide value (meq/1000 g)Moisture content (%)

Viking palm oil0.082 ± 0.0047189.80 ± 3.52897.545 ± 0.63451.413 ± 0.08080.163 ± 0.0015
Avena palm oil0.091 ± 0.0042190.27 ± 3.52853.807 ± 1.01501.233 ± 0.03050.123 ± 0.0046
Selam nuog oil0.276 ± 0.0056187.00 ± 5.66888.153 ± 0.53000.893 ± 0.05030.173 ± 0.0015
Nur nuog oil0.188 ± 0.0050143.05 ± 8.527116.410 ± 0.38631.460 ± 0.06000.160 ± 0.0010