Table 3.

Fatty acid composition (%) of N. alba

Compound	Percent
Octanoic (Caprylic) acid, C8:0	1.22
Decanoic (Capric) acid, C10:0	1.67
Tetradecanoic (Myristic) acid, C14:0	1.64
Hexadecanoic (Palmitic) acid, C16:0	40.84
Octadecanoic (Stearic) acid, C18	1.43
Eicosanoic (Archidic) acid, C20	2.51
∑SFAa	49.31
cis-9-Hexadecanoic(Palmitoleic) acid, C16:1ω 7	8.41
cis-9-Octadecanoic (Oleic) acid, C18:1ω9	1.04
∑MUFAb	9.45
cis,cis-9,12-Octadecadienoic (Linolenic) acid, C18:3, ω6	24.45
All cis-6,12,15-Octadecotrionic (Linoleic) acid, C18:2 ω6	16.78
∑PUFAsc	41.23
Total unsaturation	50.68

^aSaturated fatty acids

^bMonounsaturated fatty acids

^cPolyunsaturated fatty acids