Table 1.
Quality parameters | Regions | ||
---|---|---|---|
Central | North | South | |
Free fatty acid (%) | 8.98 ± 0.54a | 8.17 ± 0.20b | 7.12 ± 0.41c |
Acid value (%) | 17.96 ± 1.08a | 16.34 ± 0.40b | 14.24 ± 0.82c |
Peroxide value (meqO2/kg) | 3.97 ± 0.71a | 2.23 ± 0.38b | 0.99 ± 0.15c |
K 232 nm | 0.27 ± 0.04a | 0.27 ± 0.05a | 0.25 ± 0.04a |
K 270 nm | 0.16 ± 0.07a | 0.18 ± 0.03a | 0.09 ± 0.02b |
ΔK | 0.12 ± 0.06a | 0.14 ± 0.03a | 0.05 ± 0.02b |
R‐value | 1.95 ± 0.75b | 1.53 ± 0.22b | 2.85 ± 0.80a |
Carotene (mg/kg) | 737.83 ± 53.49a | 608.80 ± 42.42b | 501.70 ± 17.56c |
Chlorophyll (mg/kg) | 0.08 ± 0.02b | 0.20 ± 0.07a | 0.03 ± 0.01c |
Color density | 2.04 ± 0.58b | 2.44 ± 0.54a | 2.03 ± 0.39b |
Means that do not share a letter (superscript) are significantly different at p ≤ .05.