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. 2018 May 31;55(8):3154–3162. doi: 10.1007/s13197-018-3243-6

Table 3.

Fatty acid compositions of oils extracted from heat treated corn germ (%)

Temperature/power Time (min) Palmitic acid Stearic acid Oleic acid Linoleic acid Linolenic acid Arachidic acid
Unroasted 11.61 ± 0.00ab 2.04 ± 0.01c 32.83 ± 0.00b 51.95 ± 0.01a 1.27 ± 0.01b 0.32 ± 0.00b
125 °C 60 11.60 ± 0.01c 2.05 ± 0.00b 32.87 ± 0.01b 51.88 ± 0.01b 1.30 ± 0.01a 0.32 ± 0.00b
150 °C 60 11.63 ± 0.01b 2.03 ± 0.00c 32.86 ± 0.02b 51.90 ± 0.01ab 1.27 ± 0.01b 0.32 ± 0.01b
175 °C 60 12.03 ± 0.01a 2.11 ± 0.01a 33.49 ± 0.03a 50.78 ± 0.04c 1.26 ± 0.00b 0.34 ± 0.01a
440 W Unroasted 11.61 ± 0.00a 2.04 ± 0.01ab 32.83 ± 0.00a 51.95 ± 0.01a 1.27 ± 0.01a 0.32 ± 0.00a
4 11.32 ± 0.37a 2.01 ± 0.03b 32.00 ± 0.95a 50.91 ± 1.73a 1.25 ± 0.04a 0.30 ± 0.04a
6 11.60 ± 0.01a 2.03 ± 0.01ab 32.87 ± 0.03a 51.92 ± 0.04a 1.27 ± 0.00a 0.32 ± 0.00a
8 11.58 ± 0.00a 2.06 ± 0.01a 32.61 ± 0.00a 52.17 ± 0.01a 1.28 ± 0.00a 0.32 ± 0.00a
800 W Unroasted 11.61 ± 0.00a 2.04 ± 0.01a 32.83 ± 0.00ab 51.95 ± 0.01b 1.27 ± 0.01a 0.32 ± 0.00a
4 11.59 ± 0.04a 2.04 ± 0.00a 32.77 ± 0.03bc 52.02 ± 0.03ab 1.28 ± 0.01a 0.31 ± 0.02a
6 11.55 ± 0.02ab 2.04 ± 0.01a 32.76 ± 0.03c 52.07 ± 0.01a 1.28 ± 0.01a 0.32 ± 0.00a
8 11.46 ± 0.07b 2.04 ± 0.01a 32.88 ± 0.02a 52.05 ± 0.07ab 1.27 ± 0.00a 0.31 ± 0.01a

Values in the same column with different superscript letters are significantly different from those for unroasted seeds within each group (P < 0.05)