Abstract
The fat matter from Afraegle paniculata has been extracted from its almonds by means of a Soxhlet apparatus withhexane (38.4% average grade). This is unconventional golden yellow colored oil, mainly consisting of 48.56% oleicacid, 19.52% stearic acid, palmitic acid 17.95% and 12.06% of linoleic acid. This oil presents itself like a source ofessential fatty acids. Its content of unsaponifiable matter is 1.325%. Its Physical characteristics namely density(0.8844), the refractive index (1.468), were determined following the IUPAC standardized methods. Thesaponification value (200.55), acid value (2.08), ester value (197.75), iodine number (105.75), peroxide number(3.43) and the lower calorific value (39518.88 kJ/kg) evaluated according to the standardized methods, meet thephysicochemical properties of this oil that confer its nutritional quality.