Physico-chemical composition and characterisation of the seed and seed oil of Sclerocarya birrea.
The physicochemical composition of Sclerocarya birrea was assessed by standard methods and was found to contain 11.0% Crude oil, 17.2% Carbohydrate, 36.70% Crude protein 3.4% fibre and 0.9% crude saponins. The fatty acid distribution in the seed oil was obtained by fractionating the volatised fatty acid by GC-MS. The oil is made up of nine fatty acids of which palmitic, stearic and arachidonic acids are the most dominant.
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Department of Chemistry, Ahmadu Bello University, Bauchi, Nigeria.
D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry*; D010945:Plants, Edible / Q000737:chemistry; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry*
D010938:Plant Oils