Table 3.
Fatty acids profile (% of total area) of dehydrated pomegranate pomace (PomP) as affected by the drying method
| Parametera | ANOVA† | CD | VMD | CPD–VMFD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 °C | 60 °C | 70 °C | 240 W | 360 W | 480 W | 60 °C–360 W | ||
| C16:0 | NS | 4.3b | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| C18:3 (punicic) | NS | 66.6 | 65.7 | 67.0 | 65.9 | 66.1 | 66.1 | 67.5 |
| CLNAc 1 (C18:3) | NS | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.7 |
| CLNA 2 (C18:3) | NS | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.7 |
| C18:2 | NS | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.6 |
| C18:1 | NS | 7.2 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.6 |
| C18:0 | NS | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.57 | 2.6 |
| SFAc | NS | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.8 |
| MUFAc | NS | 7.2 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.6 |
| PUFAc | NS | 85.8 | 85.3 | 86.4 | 85.5 | 86.1 | 86.0 | 86.6 |
†NS, not significant at p < 0.05
aThe results are expressed in % in the total fatty acid profile
bValues are the mean of 3 replicates
cCLNA, conjugated linolenic acid; SFA, saturated fatty acids (C16:0, C18:0, and C20:0); MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acids (C16:1, C18:1, and C20:1); PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acids (C18:2, and C18:3)