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. 2015 Sep;53(3):298–306. doi: 10.17113/ftb.53.03.15.4022

Table 4. Fatty acid composition of dry and cooked plain high-protein and high-protein spinach pasta.

w(fatty acid)
g per 100 g
Plain pasta Spinach pasta
Dry Cooked Dry Cooked
Butyric acid (C4:0) n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
Capronic acid (C6:0) n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
Enantic acid (C7:0) n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
Caprilic acid (C8:0) n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
Capric acid (C8:0) n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
Caproleic acid (C10:1) n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
Lauric acid (C12:0) n.d. n.d. (0.19±0.04)a (0.19±0.04)a
Lauroleic acid (C12:1) n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
Tridecanoic acid (C13:0) n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
Tridecenoic acid (C13:1) n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
Myristic acid (C14:0) (0.19±0.02)c (0.40±0.04)b (0.52±0.05)a (0.52±0.05)a
Myristoleic acid (C14:1) n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
Pentadecanoic acid (C15:0) n.d. n.d. (0.10±0.04)a (0.10±0.04)a
Pentadecenoic acid (C15:1) n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
Palmitic acid (C16:0) (15.1±0.8)b (14.7±0.8)b (17.8±0.8)a (17.7±08)a
Palmitoleic acid (C16:1) (0.45±0.05)a (0.22±0.04)a (0.54±0.05)a (0.54±0.05)a
Heptadecanoic acid (C17:0) (0.12±0.04)a (0.15±0.04)a (0.11±0.04)a (0.11± 0.04)a
Heptadecenoic acid (C17.1) n.d. (0.15±0.04)a trace trace
Stearic acid (C18:0) (2.3±0.2)b (2.5±0.2)b (2.8±0.2)a (2.8±0.2)a
Oleic acid (C18:1) (22.4±0.9)b (22.7±0.9)b (35.0±1.1)a (35.0±1.1)a
Linoleic acid (C18:2) (52.2±1.4)a (51.8±1.4)a (37.3±1.1)b (37.3±1.1)b
Linolenic acid (C18:3) (5.9±0.4)a (6.1±0.4)a (4.7±0.3)b (4.7±0.3)b
Arachidic acid (C20:0) (0.32±0.04)a (0.47±0.05)a (0.42±0.05)a (0.42±0.05a
Eicosaenoic acid (C20:1) (0.67±0.06)a (0.75±0.07)a (0.45±0.05)b (0.45±0.05)b
Docosanoic acid (C22:0) (0.23±0.04)a n.d. n.d. n.d.
Erucic acid (C22:1) n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
Tetracosanoic acid (C24:0) (0.25±0.04)a n.d. n.d. n.d.
SFAs (18.5±0.8)b (18.2±0.8)b (21.9±1.1)a (21.9±0.8)a
MUFAs (23.5±0.9)b (23.9±0.9)b (36.0±1.1)a (36.0±1.1)a
PUFAs (58.0±1.5)a (57.9±1.5)a (42.0±1.2)b (42.0±1.2)b

Values with the same letter in superscript within the same row are not significantly different according to Duncan’s test (p>0.05); SFAs=saturated fatty acids, MUFAs=monounsaturated fatty acids, PUFAs=polyunsaturated fatty acids, n.d.=not detected