Avaliação dos teores de óleo e umidade em sementes de urucum (Bixa orellana, L. ) durante o armazenamento.

Abstract

In order to evaluate the effects of the type and period of storage upon the contents of oil and moisture, urucum seeds (Bixa orellana, L.) were storaged in silos of zinc and sacks of nylon during 08 months. The oil contents were determined by the Soxilhe methodology and the moisture by the stove method at 105  3C/24h. The oil contents decreased with the storage period for the two kinds of storage, and the moisture content oscillated along the seasons for the two kinds of storage. The seeds stored in the silos maintained the best levels of oil and moisture.