. 2018 Dec 31;5(1):e01083. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2018.e01083

Table 2.

Fatty acids composition of egusi oil.

Fatty acids	Egusi oil¹^,²
Fatty acids	EO1	EO2	EO3
Saturated
Undecanoic (C11)	7.81 ± 0.76^a	8.01 ± 0.70^a	8.27 ± 0.20^b
Myristic (C14)	0.06 ± 0.00^a	0.06 ± 0.00^a	0.06 ± 0.00^a
Palmitic (C16)	12.15 ± 0.75^a	13.35 ± 0.18^b	13.33 ± 0.42^b
Stearic (C18)	12.62 ± 1.09^a	14.12 ± 0.51^b	14.99 ± 0.03^b
Mono
Oleic (C18:1n9c)	17.31 ± 0.54^a	18.18 ± 0.21^b	19.16 ± 0.16^c
Poly-n-3
Alpha-linolenic (C18:3n3)	0.32 ± 0.02^a	0.32 ± 0.02^a	0.38 ± 0.01^b
Poly-n-6
Linoleic (C18:2n6t)	53.30 ± 0.32^a	54.13 ± 0.16^b	56.21 ± 0.21^c
ΣSFA (Saturated fatty acid)	20.02 ± 1.51^a	21.41 ± 0.25	21.66 ± 0.61^a
ΣPoly n-3 (omega 3)	0.32 ± 0.02^a	0.32 ± 0.02^a	0.38 ± 0.01^b
ΣPoly n-6 (omega 6)	53.62 ± 0.34^a	54.14 0.16^b	56.22 ± 0.21^c
IA (index atherogenicity)	0.35 ± 0.02^a	0.38 ± 0.01^b	0.38 ± 0.00^b
IT (index thrombogenicity)	0.08 ± 0.01^a	0.09 ± 0.01^a	0.09 ± 0.05^a

Values are mean ± standard deviation. Means with different superscript in each row differ significantly (p ≤ 0.05).

EO1 = oil extracted at 60 °C, carbon dioxide flow rate 30 g/h, and pressure 450 bar; EO2 = oil extract at 55 °C, carbon dioxide flow rate 30 g/h and pressure 600 bar; EO3 = at 75 °C, carbon dioxide flow rate 30 g/h and pressure 600 bar.