Table 5.
Fatty acid composition of purslane fractions.
| Fatty acid | Composition (% of total fatty acids) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Leaf | Stem | Flower | |
| 15:0 | 0.39 | — | 1.01 |
| 16:0 | 13.09 | 16.90 | 19.30 |
| 18:0 | 2.29 | 7.75 | 4.51 |
| Total SFA | 16.42 | 24.64 | 24.52 |
| 16:1 | 0.54 | 0.51 | 0.90 |
| 18:1 | 4.29 | 3.38 | 12.30 |
| Total MUFA | 4.83 | 3.89 | 13.20 |
| 18:2n-6 | 14.46 | 9.70 | 30.11 |
| 18:3n-6 | 13.25 | 45.57 | 9.68 |
| 18:3n-3 | 49.70 | 15.62 | 21.01 |
| 20:0 | 0.21 | 0.11 | 0.29 |
| 22:0 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.10 |
| 24:0 | 1.12 | 0.31 | 1.09 |
| Total PUFA | 78.75 | 71.47 | 62.28 |
| Lipid content (%) | 0.51 | 0.47 | 0.54 |
Source: Siriamornpun and Suttajit, 2010 [23].