Vol. 7, Issue 4 (2019)
Extraction and shelf life study of garden cress seed oil
Author(s): Maske Sachin, Kadam Shahaji, Salunke Shivam and Dr. PP Thorat
Abstract: Experiments were conducted with the objective of extracting Garden cress seed oil from Garden Cress seed (Lepidivm sativum) using two different solvents i.e. petroleum ether and hexane. The extraction time and temperature were varied to determine the optimal conditions for solvent extraction of Garden Cress seed oil. Hexane yielded a higher quantity of oil (1.27%) than petroleum ether (0.67%). The optimal time of extraction was found to be 3 hours and oil extraction declined after 3 hours of extraction. The physical properties of the extracted oil were also determined. The extracted Garden Cress seed oil had a light yellow color, volatile matter 14.2% and pH of the oil 6.7. The Garden Cress seed oil was stored in a PET bottle for about two month shelf life study. The storage life study was done at 15 days’ interval. The colour, odour and overall appearance of Garden Cress seed oil were found acceptable for 45 days of storage in PET bottles at room temperature and turned rancid after 60 days of storage.
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Maske Sachin, Kadam Shahaji, Salunke Shivam, Dr. PP Thorat. Extraction and shelf life study of garden cress seed oil. Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(4):750-753.
