The increase in healthy lifestyle has resulted in an increased demand of both the avocado fruit and its oil production. The growth in demand has prompted a need for an industry expansion and an efficient process that produces high quality oil. This study therefore explored solid-liquid oil extraction using hexane at different process parameters to determine the optimum conditions which produce a higher yield of avocado oil. Furthermore, the study analysed oil produced from different parameters and evaluated its stability and fatty acid content. The oil stability was evaluated by analyzing oxidative stability and peroxide value. Observations at higher temperatures showed oil production of high stability containing lower content of trans fats, which
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