QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF CRUDE PALM OIL FROM SMALLHOLDERS IN ALEPEDEPARTMENT, SOUTHEAST COTE D IVOIRE
Yeo Mohamed Anderson
, Niamketchi Gilles Leonce
, Akely Pierre Martial thierry
and Konan Amoin Georgette
- Department of Agronomy and Forestry, Training and Research Unit of Agronomic, Forest and Environnemental Engineering, Man Polytechnic University, P.O. Box 20, Man, Cote dIvoire.
- La Me Research Station for Palm Oil, National Centre for Agronomic Research (CNRA), 01 P.O. Box1740, Abidjan 01, Cote dIvoire.
- Department of Sciences and Technologies, Advanced Teachers Training College of Abidjan (ENS), 08 P.O. Box 10 Abidjan 08, Cote dIvoire.
- Laboratory of Biotechnology, Agriculture and Valorisation of Biological Ressources, Training andResearch Unit of Biosciences, Felix Houphouët-Boigny University, 22 P.O. Box 582, Abidjan 22, CotedIvoire.
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Chemical quality of crude palm oil (CPO) processed by smallholders and small-scale, artisanal producersin Alepe, Southeast department of Cote dIvoire is investigated. A total of 90 palm oil samples were collected in6 localities from five producerswomen each. Parameters measured included: moisture content (MC), impurity content (IC), free fatty acid (FFA), iodine value (IV), saponification value (SV), peroxide value (PV), para-anisidine value (p-AV), total oxidation (Totox), deterioration of bleachability index (DOBI) and total carotenoids (TC). Results revealed that all samples produced in Alepedepartment exhibited higher levels in MC(0.29-0.35%), IC (0.54-0.67%), FFA (10.70-17.27 %) and lower level DOBI (0.83-1.61) in comparison torecommended standards. IV, SV and PV levels recorded were within the stipulated standards except for MontezoPV (17.65 ± 1.38 mEq/kg) level above the above the acceptable limit. Whilep-AV, Totox and TC ranged from 2.61-15.86, 11.38-41.39 and 318 to 616 mg/kg levels, respectively.The high values of FFA and moisture recorded wereabove recommended limits due the chosen processing methods.
[Yeo Mohamed Anderson, Niamketchi Gilles Leonce, Akely Pierre Martial thierry and Konan Amoin Georgette (2022); QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF CRUDE PALM OIL FROM SMALLHOLDERS IN ALEPEDEPARTMENT, SOUTHEAST COTE D IVOIRE Int. J. of Adv. Res. 10 (Jan). 06-11] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
Department of Agronomy and Forestry, Training and Research Unit of Agronomic, Forest and Environnemental Engineering, Man Polytechnic University, P.O. Box 20, Man, Cote d Ivoire.
