Table 2.
Fatty acid composition of IPPO from five regions.
| Fatty Acid (%) | Ningqiang | Xuancheng | Xingyi | Mianyang | Liangshan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmitic acid (C16: 0) | 16.18 ± 0.00 d | 18.19 ± 0.02 c | 19.55 ± 0.01 a | 19.48 ± 0.01 b | 14.19 ± 0.01 e |
| Palmitoleic acid (C16: 1) | 5.98 ± 0.01 c | 8.19 ± 0.01 a | 5.21 ± 0.02 d | 7.57 ± 0.03 b | 4.31 ± 0.01 e |
| Heptadecanoic acid (C17: 0) | 0.40 ± 0.00 a | 0.39 ± 0.01 b | 0.16 ± 0.00 d | 0.27 ± 0.01 c | 0.09 ± 0.01 e |
| Stearic acid (C18: 0) | 1.59 ± 0.01 b | 1.01 ± 0.01 e | 1.93 ± 0.01 a | 1.07 ± 0.01 d | 1.45 ± 0.02 c |
| Oleic acid (C18: 1) | 7.49 ± 0.03 a | 5.20 ± 0.01 e | 6.64 ± 0.02 c | 5.94 ± 0.02 d | 7.20 ± 0.02 b |
| Linoleic acid (C18: 2) | 66.63 ± 0.03 b | 64.29 ± 0.03 d | 64.36 ± 0.03 c | 63.07 ± 0.03 e | 70.69 ± 0.02 a |
| Linolenic acid (C18: 3) | 0.84 ± 0.03 e | 1.34 ± 0.01 a | 1.20 ± 0.01 b | 0.94 ± 0.01 d | 1.03 ± 0.04 c |
| Arachidic acid (C20: 0) | 0.48 ± 0.01 d | 0.60 ± 0.01 c | 0.33 ± 0.01 e | 0.73 ± 0.01 b | 0.77 ± 0.01 a |
| Heneicosanoic acid (C21: 0) | 0.41 ± 0.02 d | 0.78 ± 0.01 b | 0.61 ± 0.02 c | 0.93 ± 0.02 a | 0.27 ± 0.01 e |
| SFA | 19.05 ± 0.01 d | 20.96 ± 0.03 c | 22.58 ± 0.03 a | 22.48 ± 0.03 b | 16.78 ± 0.03 e |
| UFA | 80.95 ± 0.02 b | 79.03 ± 0.03 c | 77.42 ± 0.02 e | 77.52 ± 0.04 d | 83.23 ± 0.04 a |
| MUFA | 13.47 ± 0.02 b | 13.40 ± 0.01 c | 11.85 ± 0.03 d | 13.51 ± 0.01 a | 11.50 ± 0.02 e |
| PUFA | 67.48 ± 0.02 b | 65.64 ± 0.04 c | 65.57 ± 0.02 d | 64.01 ± 0.03 e | 71.72 ± 0.03 a |
| UFA/SFA | 4.25 ± 0.00 abc | 3.77 ± 0.01 bc | 3.43 ± 0.00 c | 4.43 ± 1.00 ab | 4.96 ± 0.01 a |
Each value is expressed as the mean ± standard deviation (n = 3). Superscripts with different letter in the same row was statistically significant (p < 0.05). SFA, saturated fatty acid; UFA, unsaturated fatty acid; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acid; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acid.