B. Adinew's scientific contributions
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Publication (1)
The physico-chemical properties of trichilia emetica seeds have been studied for their domestic and commercial applications. The color of the oil was yellow and it was solid at room temperature. The seeds have been found to have good oil yield of 65.81% which is comparable to the oil yield of some selected commercial seed oils such as cottonseed, s...
Citations
... In addition to being a source of food, the seeds of T. emetica yield two kinds of oil namely: (1) Mafura oil (Matakala et al. 2005), which is obtained from the fleshy envelope of seeds and (2) Mafura butter obtained from the kernel. Mafura oil is edible (Adinew 2014b) and is preferred for its particular properties (Khumalo et al. 2002). On the other hand, Mafura butter is not palatable but it is used to manufacture soap and candles Nchimbi (2020). ...
