Table 4.
Fatty acid composition of persimmon cultivar seeds, expressed as % of total fatty acids.
| Cultivars | Palmitic | Stearic | Oleic | Linoleic | Linolenic | Arachidic | Total µg/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C16:0 | C18:0 | C18:1 | C18:2 | C18:3 | C20:0 | ||
| PC1 | 17.67 ± 1.17 b | 3.26 ± 0.34 a | 37.51 ± 0.91 b | 38.05 ± 1.02 b | 3.49 ± 1.01 b | ND | 1180.5 d |
| PC2 | 21.53 ± 1.08 b | 3.46 ± 0.81 a | 38.82 ± 1.02 b | 33.21 ± 0.72 c | 2.97 ± 0.69 b | ND | 2503.5 a |
| PC3 | 17.54 ± 2.1 b | 3.57 ± 0.78 a | 36.27 ± 1.1 bc | 39.63 ± 0.4 a | 2.97 ± 0.98 b | ND | 1701.25 c |
| PC4 | 19.95 ± 1.9 ab | 3.46 ± 1.2 a | 43.22 ± 1.2 a | 30.60 ± 0.88 d | 2.76 ± 1.1 b | ND | 1851.1 b |
ND = not detected. Average ± standard error from three separate replicates. Values with different lower-case letters in the column are significantly different at p < 0.05 as determined by Duncan’s multiple range test.