Oxidative Stability at Different Storage Conditions and Adulteration Detection of Prickly Pear Seeds Oil

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Evolution of quality parameters of prickly pear seeds oil during storage at various temperatures: 4°C, 25°C, 40°C, and uncontrolled room temperature. (a) Peroxide index. (b) Free acidity. (c) Specific extinction coefficient K₂₃₂. (d) Specific extinction coefficient K₂₇₀. The error bars represent the standard deviation of three replicates. Means with the same letter for the same storage time are not significantly different according to Student–Newman–Keuls test at  < 0.05.

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