Research Article
Fatty Acids Analysis, Antioxidant and Biological Activity of Fixed Oil of Annona muricata L. Seeds
Table 1
Physical and chemical properties of fixed oil of Annona muricata L. seeds.
| Characteristics | Oil (extracted using -hexane) |
| Specific gravity (20°C) | 0.9281 ± 0.0005 | Refractive index (25°C) | 1.4514 ± 0.0004 | at 220 nm | 75.21 ± 0.15 | Acid value | 3.13 ± 0.10 | Saponification value | 205.5 ± 2.5 | Iodine value (Wijs method) | 102.5 ± 1.4 | Peroxide value (mEq/kg) | 8.5 ± 1.1 | -Tocopherol content (mg/kg) | 12.5 ± 0.9 |
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-Tocopherol (2.01 ± 0.19).
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