Table 1.
Chemical composition (mg/g) of the cuticle/epidermis layer of flax stems.
| Component | Cultivar and harvest time1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura (mature) | Omega (mature) | Ariane (fiber) | Ariane (mature) | |
| Total aromatics | 5.8 | 7.6 | 2.2 | 3.0 |
| Total wax | 63.6 | 36.4 | 37.7 | 39.4 |
| Total cutin | 84.1 | 35.1 | 80.8 | 43.7 |
| Total sterols | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Selected lipids | ||||
| C-16 fatty acid | 16.9 ± 2.8 | 8.8 ± 0.7 | 14.5 ± 3.9 | 9.7 ± 0.5 |
| C-18 fatty acid | 10.8 ± 0.3 | 6.1 ± 0.4 | 6.7 ± 0.5 | 5.3 ± 0.3 |
| C-28 alcohol | 18.9 ± 2.4 | 12.6 ± 0.5 | 6.0 ± 2.6 | 7.9 ± 1.0 |
| 8,(9),16-dihyroxy C-16 fatty acid (mixture) | 73.7 ± 15.0 | 31.0 ± 2.4 | 71.9 ± 2.9 | 38.4 ± 1.8 |
| Percentage of bast | 18.3 | 24.1 | 13.9 | 21.0 |
1Laura and Ariane are fiber types. Omega is a seed type. Mature refers to harvest time at full seed maturity, while fiber refers to harvest for optimal fiber quality. Data adapted from [23].