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. 2013 Sep 22;2013:574283. doi: 10.1155/2013/574283

Table 2.

Fatty acid composition (%).

S K M D
Myristic acid (C14:0) 0.25 ± 0.02B 0.49 ± 0.24A 0.46 ± 0.10AB 0.21 ± 0.04B
Pentadecylic acid (C15:0) 0.63 ± 0.01B 0.70 ± 0.08B 0.70 ± 0.06A 0.92 ± 0.07A
Palmitic acid (C16:0) 29.18 ± 0.35B 43.26 ± 0.11A 38.95 ± 2.37A 39.51 ± 0.40A
Margaric acid (C17:0) 1.44 ± 0.02C 1.50 ± 0.06C 1.66 ± 0.05B 2.16 ± 0.10A
Linoleic acid (C18:2) 43.07 ± 0.24A 34.40 ± 2.63B 33.74 ± 0.95B 32.22 ± 0.12B
Oleic acid (C18:1) 4.31 ± 0.24B 4.55 ± 2.00AB 4.47 ± 0.77AB 6.98 ± 0.29A
Linolenic acid (C18:3) 12.34 ± 0.16A 7.82 ± 0.94C 10.07 ± 1.06B 6.79 ± 0.75C
Stearic acid (C18:0) 6.36 ± 0.07D 7.28 ± 0.16B 6.98 ± 0.23C 7.73 ± 0.30A
Arachidic acid (C20:0) 2.42 ± 0.04C ND 2.96 ± 0.12B 3.48 ± 0.13A
Total SAT 40.28 ± 0.33B 53.23 ± 0.27A 51.71 ± 2.15A 54.01 ± 0.95A
Total UNSAT 59.72 ± 0.33A 46.77 ± 0.27B 48.29 ± 2.15B 45.99 ± 0.95B
Total SAT/Total UNSAT 67.44 ± 0.01B 113.81 ± 0.01A 107.08 ± 0.10A 117.44 ± 0.04A
Total PUFA 55.42 ± 0.09A 42.22 ± 1.75B 43.82 ± 1.67B 39.01 ± 0.66C
Total MUFA 4.31 ± 0.24B 4.55 ± 2.00AB 4.47 ± 0.77AB 6.98 ± 0.29A

Each value is presented as the mean ± standard deviation (n = 3). Data with different uppercase superscript letters in the same column of variety respectively indicate significant difference (P < 0.05) analyzed by Duncan's multiple range test. ND: Non-detected.