Abstract:Carica papaya L. is frequently found in northern and northeastern Brazil, the Caribbean and Central America. The papaya seed oil was extracted using Soxhlet extraction. Its oil has low acidity, iodine index, saponification and peroxide values adequate and comparable to other commercially available vegetable oils. The lipid profile of this oil was also obtained by gas chromatography; thermal characterization was performed by thermogravimetry (TG) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) under various heating… Show more
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