CHARACTERIZATION OF CRUDE, NEUTRO AND BLE NCHED OIL FROM PULP AND PEEL OF JUNGLE FRUIT PARAQUEIBA-SERICEA-TULASNE UMARI

Crude, neutro and blenched oil extracted from pulp and peel of jungle fruit Paraqueiba sericea tulasne ''Umari'' were studied. The crude oil was extracted with hexane by the soxhlet method giving a 47.86% yield , a 31.72% yield in neutro oil and a 94.89% yield in blenched oil. Che mical and physical constants were determined. In addition, five methyl esters of fatty acids were quantitatively determined by GLC using DEG S as stationary phase. The results indicated that Umari oil belongs to a not drying type with a high content of unsaturated fatty acids prin cipaly oleic. The analytical values obtained confirm the convenience o f using Umari oil in food and cosmetic industries.