Bioresource Technology, Vol.47, No.1, 85-86, 1994
EXTRACTION AND UTILIZATION OF CASSAVA SEED OIL
Oil was extracted from crushed Cassava (Manihot esculenta) seeds by Soxhlet, The yield of the oil was 23.75+/-0.56%. The quality of the oil was assessed in terms of iodine value, saponification value, acid value, free-fatty-acid content and specific gravity. These showed that it was a semi-drying oil which was highly unsaturated non-acidic and would require only little purification. The oil could be useful for making liquid soap and hair shampoo.