. 2024 Jun 14;19(6):e0304021. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0304021

Table 2. Fatty acids profile of S. marianum, S. eburneum, and S. marianum commercial seed oils (%).

Fatty acids	S. marianum	S. eburneum	S. marianum commercial (Compagnie des sens)
SFA
Lauric acid (C12:0)	0.738±0.728^a	0.678±0.668^a	0.01±0.0005^a
Myristic Acid (C14:0)	0.091±0.005^a	0.090±0.036^a	0.10±0.005^a
Pentadecylic acid (C15:0)	0.024±0.004^a	0.023±0.002^a	0.01±0.0005^b
Palmitic acid (C16:0)	13.090±4.463^a	12.712±1.110^a	9.12±0.456^a
Margaric acid (C17:0)	0.074±0.025^a	0.068±0.008^a	0.08±0.004^a
Stearic acid (C18:0)	5.299±0.099^b	5.350±2.287^b	13.51±0.675^a
Arachidic acid (C20:0)	2.273±0.897^b	2.012±0.698^b	3.77±0.188^a
Heneicosanoic acid (C21:0)	0.017±0.007^a	0.020±0.010^a	0.01±0.0005^a
Behenic acid (C22:0)	1.317±0.978^b	0.768±0.180^b	2.69±0.134^a
Lignoceric acid(C24:0)	0.277±0.173^b	0.222±0.101^b	0.73±0.036 ^a
∑SFA	23.199±3.017^ab	21.942±5.080^b	30.030±1.501^a
UFA
MUFA
**(Z)-7-hexadecenoic acid (C16:1 n-9)**	0.020±0.001^b	0.008±0.008^c	0.07±0.003^a
**Palmitoleic acid (C16:1 n-7)**	0.085±0.008^a	0.078±0.015^a	0.01±0.0005^b
Margaric acid (C17:1)	0.015±0.005^a	0.018±0.008^a	0.02±0.001^a
**Oleic acid (C18:1 n-9)**	16.979±10.957^a	13.282±4.377^a	24.79±1.239^a
**Trans-vaccenic acid (C18:1 n-7)**	0.888±0.075^a	0.809±0.088^ab	0.72±0.036^b
**Cis-11-eicosenoic acid (C20:1 n-9)**	0.495±0.291^b	0.372±0.095^b	0.95±0.0475^a
**C24:1 n-9**	0.034±0.024^a	0.017±0.007^a	0.01±0.0005^a
∑MUFA	18.517±11.154^a	14.584±4.187^a	26.570±1.328^a
PUFA
**Linoleic acid (C18:2 n-6)**	54.725±4.710^a	54.532±9.462^a	37.37±1.868^b
**α-linolenic acid (C18:3n-3)**	0.091±0.081^a	0.211±0.201^a	0.32±0.016^a
**γ-linolenic acid (C18:3 n-6)**	0.990±0.980^a	0.255±0.245^a	0.01±0.0005^a
**Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid (C20:2 n-6)**	0.026±0.016^a	0.030±0.020^a	0.01±0.0005^a
∑PUFA	55.832±5.625^a	55.028±9.398^a	37.710±1.885^b
∑UFA	74.349±5.529^a	69.613±13.586^a	64.280±3.214^a

Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (n = 3); Significantly different values in the same row (p <0.05; Duncan test); Lower-case letters (a; b) indicate similarity or difference (same letter: similarity; different letter: difference) SFA: saturated fatty acids; UFA: unsaturated fatty acids; MUFA: monounsaturated fatty acids; PUFA: polyunsaturated fatty acids.