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Table 1 Chemical composition of the seeds depending on geographic origin

From: Effect of pedo-climatic conditions on physicochemical characteristics and agro-industrial potential of three native oilseeds fruits from Burkina Faso

Species

Origins

Moisture (%)

Total ash (%)

Oil content (%)

Balanites aegyptiaca

Banfora

4.24 ± 0.01b

2.84 ± 0,11b

42.18 ± 1.10c

Ouagadougou

4.65 ± 0.22a

3.10 ± 0,10a

47.03 ± 0.97a

Ouahigouya

4.41 ± 0.06ab

2.45 ± 0,03c

44.51 ± 0.13b

Lannea microcarpa

Banfora

4.64 ± 0.10a

2.85 ± 0,08b

59.47 ± 0.63a

Ouagadougou

4.62 ± 0.30a

2.80 ± 0,05b

57.32 ± 0.13b

Ouahigouya

4.63 ± 0.32a

3.04 ± 0,07a

55.36 ± 0.67c

Sclerocarya birrea

Banfora

4.10 ± 0.08a

4.19 ± 0.26a

51.30 ± 9.93a

Ouagadougou

4.35 ± 0.13a

3.57 ± 0.04b

51.81 ± 8.05a

Ouahigouya

4.17 ± 0.14a

3.41 ± 0.08b

56.23 ± 0.57a

  1. For each species, the columns with different letters (a, b and c)are statistically different at the 5% level