Table 3.

Fatty acids composition of C. gigantea seed oil.

S/N	RT (Min)	Name of Compound	Mol. Formula	% Composition
1	8.84	Lauric acid	C12H24O2	0.65
2	10.72	Myristic acid	C14H28O2	0.39
3	12.95	Palmitic acid	C16H32O2	20.26
4	13.49	Stearolic acid	C18H32O2	11.69
5	13.86	9,12-Hexadecanoic acid	C16H28O2	13.45
6	14.11	Linoleic acid	C18H32O2	40.67
7	14.33	Stearic acid	C18H36O2	9.33
8	15.04	10-Nonadecenoic acid	C19H36O2	3.34
9	17.50	Tricosanoic acid	C23H46O2	0.22
			Total Saturates	10.59
			Total Unsaturates	89.41