Research Article
In Vitro and In Vivo Wound Healing and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Babassu Oil (Attalea speciosa Mart. Ex Spreng., Arecaceae)
Table 1
Physicochemical parameters of babassu oil (Attalea speciosa Mart. ex Spreng, Arecaceae) from Catimbau National Park, Brazil.
| Physicochemical parameters | Babassu oil (unrefined) | Reference values (refined oil) |
| Relative density (g/mL) | 0.9280 | 0.9140–0.9170 | Refractive index at 40°C | 1.451 | 1.448–1.451 | Acid value (mgKOH/g) | 0.14 | Max. 4 | Peroxide value (meq/kg) | nd | Max. 15 | Rancidity | Absent | Absent |
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nd: not detected.
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