Physico-chemical characteristics of papaya (Carica papaya L.) seed oil of the Hong Kong/Sekaki variety

• Main Authors: Abdul Manaf, Yanty Noorzianna, Marikkar, Jalaldeen Mohammed Nazrim, Nusantoro, Bangun Prajanto, Long, Kamariah, Mohd Ghazali, Hasanah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan Oil Chemists' Society 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34929/1/Physico-chemical%20characteristics%20of%20papaya%20%28Carica%20papaya%20L.%29%20seed%20oil%20of%20the%20Hong%20KongSekaki%20variety.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34929/; https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jos/63/9/63_ess13221/_article

A study was carried out to determine the physicochemical characteristics of the oil derived from papaya seeds of the Hong Kong/Sekaki variety. Proximate analysis showed that seeds of the Hong Kong/Sekaki variety contained considerable amount of oil (27.0%). The iodine value, saponification value, un...