Valorization of safou in DRC is our main preoccupations based on the need to contribute to reduce the post harvest loss of this fruit. Safou collected in housing parcels has been compared to the ones collected in pure culture based on oil content. The fatty acid composition on average for this safou is as following: C16 :0 acid (43,5 %), C18 :0 acid (2,99 %), C18 :1 acid (30,6 %), C18 :2 acid (20,7 %), C18 :3 acid (5,5 %). It appeared that the more abundant fruits have an average calibre characterized of 6,1 cm length, 3 cm width, 0,5 cm thickness and 42,2 g of mass. These values are in...

Within the framework of the valorization of the oilseeds of Congo, species under exploited are aimed. Among these, the safou, Dacryodes edulis, are the subject of this study. The transformation of the safou into oil constitutes a major stake to give a value added to this fruit which, only consumed as fruit, knows post harvest losses due to the softening which can reach 40 % of all its production. Crude oils and purified safou were obtained by hydrothermy from 6 batches of safou resulting from various trees and their physical properties were determined, namely: density, viscosity, index of...

La valorisation du safou en RDC est au centre de nos prA(c)occupations fondA(c)es sur le souci d'apporter une contribution A la rA(c)duction des pertes post-rA(c)colte observA(c)es avec ce fruit. La composition de safou de parcelles d'habitation a A(c)tA(c) comparA(c)e A celle de safou de vergers safoutiers de Kinshasa. La composition moyenne en acides gras de ce safou se prA(c)sente comme suit: acide en C16:0 (43,5 %), acide en C18:0 (2,99 %), acide en C18:1 (30,6 %), acide en C18:2 (20,7 %), acide en C18:3 (5,5 %). Il s'est dA(c)gagA(c) que les fruits les plus abondants sont de taille...