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Table 1 Composition of rubber seed, as percentages, based on dry weight (dw) or wet weight (w)

From: Biorefinery methods for extraction of oil and protein from rubber seed

Sample

Unit

Amount

Whole seed

 Weight (fresh)

g

4.7 ± 0.3

 Kernel

%-w

58.84 ± 0.71

 Shell fraction

%-w

41.16 ± 0.71

Kernel

 Moisture (fresh)

%-w

29.22 ± 1.03

 Oil content

%-dw

48.78 ± 1.15

 Protein content

%-dw

19.12 ± 1.12