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. 2018 Jul 11;13(7):e0200314. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0200314

Table 1. Fatty acids composition (%) of the investigated coffee oils (green coffee oil, GCO; roasted coffee oil, RCO; heated green coffee oil, HGCO; heated roasted coffee oil, HRCO).

Fatty acid / (% ± SD) GCO RCO HGCO HRCO
Palmitic acid (PA) C16:0 (SFA) 38.3 ± 1.9a 37.4 ± 1.3a 38.7 ± 2.4a 36.6 ± 1.2a
Stearic acid (SA) C18:0 (SFA) 7.89 ± 0.34a 6.70 ± 0.22b 9.01 ± 0.42c 8.32 ± 0.31ac
Arachidic acid (AA) C20:0 (SFA) 3.24 ± 0.27a 2.41 ± 0.17b 3.96 ± 0.11c 3.25 ± 0.18a
Oleic acid (OA) C18:1 (MUFA) 9.34 ± 0.50ab 8.91 ± 0.39b 9.23 ± 0.41ab 10.03 ± 0.36a
Linoleic acid (LA) C18:2 (PUFA) n-6 39.9 ± 4.8a 43.6 ± 3.7a 37.9 ± 2.5a 40.4 ± 3.1a
Linolenic acid (LNA) C18:3 (PUFA) n-3 1.25 ± 0.37a 0.92 ± 0.19a 1.19 ± 0.11a 1.33 ± 0.31a
% Total SFA 49.38 46.55 51.68 48.17
% Total MUFA+PUFA 50.58 53.42 48.29 51.76

Means were compared by Tukey’s multiple comparison post-hoc test (n = 4). Different letters indicate means that are statistically different at P < 0.05.