Physico-Chemical Properties of Cake and Oil from three Castor Bean Accessions (Ricinus communis L) Grown in the Field in two Agroecological Zones of Northern Cameroon
MEGUENI Clautilde1,TCHUENTEU TATCHUM Lucien1*,NOUBISSIE Eric3,DEROGOH WAY Nehemie1,NJINTANG YANOU Nicolas2
Citation :MEGUENI Clautilde,et.al, Physico-Chemical Properties of Cake and Oil from three Castor Bean Accessions (Ricinus communis L) Grown in the Field in two Agroecological Zones of Northern Cameroon International Journal of Research Studies in Biosciences 2016,4(5) : 6-15
In the perspective to valorize Cameroonian castor bean (Ricinus communis L), physico-chemical properties of oil and cake from seeds of three accessions of this plant originated from the Sudano-sahelian and Sudano-guinean zones of Cameroon were assessed. Seeds oil extracted by soxhlet method using hexane exhibited contents varying significantly (p< 0.05) with the agroecological zone and castor bean accession. Seeds oil content ranged from 44.35 ± 0.22 to 53.65 ± 0.30 %. Nitrogen content of castor cake varied significantly (p< 0.05) from 1.80 ± 0.16 in Soudano-sahelian zone to 4.59 ± 0.30 g/100g DM in Sudano-Guinean zone. Potassium and phosphorus had mean values of 1.48 ± 0.25 and 0.13 ± 0.05 mg/100 g DM respectively. The most abundant fatty acid in the oil was ricinoleic acid with mean value range of 62-67 %. In conclusion Cameroonian Castor Oil may play a role in the chemical industry market while the cake may be useful in agriculture as biological fertilizer or as folder for animal nutrition, but it toxicity needs to be investigated.