Vol. 1, Issue 2, Part A (2019)

This research work presents the extraction and physicochemical, phytochemical and vitamins characterization of oil from seed of Sesame indica. The oil was extracted by soxhlet apparatus using n-hexane as the solvent. Results from the physicochemical analysis showed Oil content (49±1.41 %), acid value (0.48±0.04 mg KOH/g), free fatty acid (0.24±0.02 mg KOH/g), Peroxide value (7.73±0.39 mEq./Kg), Saponification value (190±1.41 mg KOH/g), Iodine value (109.5±9.19 gI₂/100g), Specific gravity (0.919±0.01), five phytochemicals tested include alkaloid, tannin, flavonoid, total phenols and saponins had the following quantities 134.80 ± 0.28, 14.12 ± 1.32, 62.14 ± 0.10, 192.49 ± 4.45 and 40.82 ± 1.21 mg/g respectively. Vitamin analysis showed vitamin A was 10.59 ± 0.14 (mg/g), Vitamin D content was 12915.2 ± 104.3 (µg/100g) and Vitamin E content was 132.5 ± 0.31 (µg/100g). This study showed that the sesame seed oil is a good source of vitamin and could be useful as food supplement and industry.