Table I.

The desaturation index values: the MUFA/SFA ratio for palmitoleate/palmitate, oleate/stearate and vaccinate/stearate.

ECP (%)	Palmitoleate/palmitate C16:1/C16:0	Oleate/stearate C18:1n-9/C18:0	Vaccinate/stearate C18:1n-7/C18:0
0	1.19±0.08	0.79±0.07	0.16±0.04
0.02	1.03±0.05	0.87±0.09	0.13±0.01
0.04	0.85±0.03	0.74±0.04	0.14±0.01
0.06	0.77±0.08	0.73±0.07	0.14±0.02
0.08	0.64±0.05	0.78±0.15	0.22±0.11
0.10	0.56±0.06	0.70±0.09	0.19±0.02

The desaturation index (MUFAs/SFAs) was calculated for C16:1/C16:0 and C18:1n-9/C18:0 from the results shown in Fig. 3. Values are the mean ± SD of triplicate experiments (C16:1/C16:0, p<0.0001; C18:1n-9/C18:0, p=0.0124; C18:1n-7/C18:0, p=0.0008, Jonckheere-Terpstra test). MUFAs, monounsaturated fatty acids; SFA, saturated fatty acid; ECP, extracts of chickpeas.