physico chemical characteristics of date seed oil grown in Lesotho
The results indicated that the oil extracted from six seed cultivars of date palm ranged from 6.73-10.89% w/w oil. The refractive index of date seeds oil was found to be between 1.4574 to 1.4615.
a) and (c): Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images of raw date seed amplified 2000脗 and 10,000脗 respectively. (b) and (d): SEM images of date seed after ultrasonic treatment amplified 2000脗