Physicochemical characteristics of high free fatty acid crude palm oil

• Main Authors: Japir Abd Al-Wali, Salimon Jumat, Derawi Darfizzi, Bahadi Murad, Al-Shuja'a Salah, Yusop Muhammad Rahimi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: EDP Sciences 2017-09-01
• Series: Oilseeds and fats, crops and lipids
• Subjects: physicochemical characteristic; hydroxyl value; high free fatty acid crude palm oil; triacylglycerol profile; fatty acid composition
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1051/ocl/2017033
• ISSN: 2272-6977; 2257-6614

The physicochemical properties of different grades of Malaysian crude palm oil (high free fatty acid crude palm oil (HFFA-CPO) and low free fatty acid crude palm oil (LFFA-CPO)) were analyzed in this study to determine their applicability as edible oils. The percentages of free fatty acids (FFAs%), iodine value, hydroxyl value, unsaponifiable value, moisture content for HFFA-CPO and LFFA-CPO were 8.7 ± 0.3 and 3.8 ± 0.1%; 53.1 ± 0.4 and 56 ± 0.3 g I2/100 g; 32.5 ± 0.6 and 18.5 ± 0.9 mg KOH/g oil; 0.31 ± 0.01 and 0.46 ± 0.02%; 0.31 ± 0.01 and 0.33 ± 0.01%, respectively. The fatty acid compositions were determined using a gas chromatography-flame ionization detector (GC-FID). The results showed that the dominant fatty acids are palmitic acid (43.2%–44.4%) and oleic acid (39.8%–41.4%). The major triacylglycerols (TAGs) of HFFA-CPO and LFFA-CPO estimated using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), were POP (30.8%–33.6%) and POO (24.9%–29.7%). In general, the physicochemical properties of HFFA-CPO and LFFA-CPO are consistent with the standard Malaysian crude palm oil, with the exception of FFAs%, hydroxyl value, moisture contents.