Research in finding more sources for specialty oils have been actively conducted
nowadays . In this study, Soxhlet Extraction method is one of the extraction technique
can be used to extract a soluble fraction from solid medium into an organic solvent such
n-hexane and ethanol. In this research, the soxhlet extraction method used to extract the
pandan leaves ( Pandanus Amaryllifolius Roxb.) . This leaves was selected because of it
is easily find in our local market. To produce high extract yield of the leaves, parameters
that affect the performance of the soxhlet extraction method were investigated. The
manipulated parameters were pandan leaves surface area and the solvent extractant. The
yield was observed. Grind leaves produced higher yield compared to non-grinding
leaves. In addition, ethanol was found to be better solvent than n-hexane. Both
extraction were using ethanol and n-hexane.