Table 1. GC analysis of unsaturated fatty acid% in hexane extracts .
Unsaturated fatty acid | Fatty acid % | ||
(FP)He extract | (SK)He extract | ||
C14:1 | Myristoleic | 1.64 | 0.5 |
C15:1 | Pentadecanoic acid | 1.29 | 0.32 |
C16:1 | Palmitoleic acid | 20.00 | 21.00 |
C17:1 | Heptadecanoic acid | 0.35 | 0.63 |
C18:1 | Oleic acid | 36.00 | 47.00 |
C18:1 | Vaccenic acid | 0.3 | ND |
C18:2 | Linoleic acid | 2.18 | 9.00 |
C18:3 | α-Linolenic acid | 2.56 | 1.09 |
C18:3 | γ-Linolenic acid | ND | 9.01 |
C20:2 | Eicosadienoic acid | 1.09 | 2.20 |
C20:3 | Eicosatrienoic acid | 1.28 | 1.9 |
C22:1 | Erucic acid | 1.89 | ND |
C24:1 | Nervonic acid | 2.57 | 1.55 |
Saturated fatty acid | (FP)He extract | (SK)He extract | |
C6:0 | Caproic acid | 0.77 | ND |
C8:0 | Caprylic acid | 0.60 | ND |
C10:0 | Capric acid | 0.13 | ND |
C11:0 | Undecylic acid | 0.2 | ND |
C12:0 | Lauric acid | 0.67 | 0.15 |
C13:0 | Tridecylic acid | 2.47 | ND |
C14:0 | Myristic acid | 3.4 | 0.2 |
C15:0 | Pentadecylic acid | 2.06 | 0.63 |
C16:0 | Palmitic acid | 1.23 | 3.01 |
C17:0 | Heptadecanoic acid | ND | 1.30 |
C21:0 | Heneicosylic acid | 0.45 | ND |
C22:0 | Behenic acid | 1.28 | 0.3 |
C23:0 | Tricosylic acid | 0.1 | 0.21 |
C24:0 | Lignoceric acid | 15.49 | ND |
Total mono-unsaturated fatty acid% | 64.04 | 71 | |
Total poly-unsaturated fatty acid % | 7.11 | 23.2 | |
Total saturated fatty acid % | 28.85 | 5.8 |
ND: not detectable (FP)He: fruit peel hexane extract (SK)He: seed kernel hexane extract