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. 2023 Jun 1;10:1127926. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1127926

Table 2.

Composition of fatty acid in sesame seed oil.

Fatty acid profile of sesame oil Republic of Congo e (%) (14) Brazil (%) (18) Brazil (%) (15) Iran (%) (19) Saudi Arabia (%) (7)
Saturated fatty acids
Caprylic (C8:0) - - - - 3.22 ± 0.27
Capric (C10:0) - - - - 2.06 ± 0.12
Lauric (C12:0) - - - - 14.59 ± 0.49
Acid myristic 14: 0 <0.1 0.02 ± 0.00 0.04 ± 0 - 4.38 ± 0.13
Acid palmitic 16: 0 9.2 9.21 ± 0.08 11.49 ± 0.04 10.7 ± 0.2 7.49 ± 0.04
Acid margaric 17: 0 0.1 0.07 ± 0.00 0.05 ± 0.00 - 0.03 ± 0.02
Acid stearic 18: 0 5.2 6.06 ± 0.04 2.64 ± 0.01 6.5 ± 0.4 4.04 ± 0.06
Acid arachidonic 20: 0 0.6 0.66 ± 0.01 0.52 ± 0.01 0.25 ± 0.2 0.35 ± 0.01
Acid behenic 22: 0 0.1 0.13 ± 0.00 0.23 ± 0.01 - 0.08 ± 0.01
Acid lignoceric 24: 0 0.1 0.09 ± 0.00 0.22 ± 0.00 - 0.11 ± 0.01
Ticosanic (C23:0) - - 0.04 ± 0.00 - -
Monounsaturated fatty acids
Acid palmitoleic 16: 1 0.1 - 0.14 ± 0.01 - 0.08 ± 0.01
Acid erucic 22: 1 <0.1 - 0.02 ± 0.00 - -
Acid nervous 24: 1 <0.1 0.1 ± 0.00 - - -
Acid oleic 18: 1 40.0 - 35.32 ± 0.27 41.8 ± 0.2 28.59 ± 0.44
Polyunsaturated fatty acids
Acid linoleic 18: 2 44.1 - 47.62 ± 0.19 40.09 ± 0.05 28.35 ± 0.46
Acid linolenic 18: 3 0.3 - 1.25 ± 0.05 0.8 ± 0.2 0.29 ± 0.01
Acid Gondoic/Eicosenoic 20: 1 0.2 - 0.25 ± 0.01 - 0.05 ± 0.01
Cys-eicosadienoic (C20:2) - - 0.01 ± 0.01 - -