Fig. 1.

Shea fruit lipid content analyses. a Relative lipid contents of seven shea fruits harvested in 7 different days from one shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa) were shown. % represents g lipids/g weight. b Lipid profiles and its relative content of seven shea fruits harvested from one Shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa) were shown. MAG, monoacylglycerol; DAG, diacylglycerol; TAG, triacylglycerol. The error bars of fruits T4 to T7 represented two technical replicates, and there are not enough lipids for T1 and T3 to do the technical replicates. c TAG profiles (> 2% total TAGs) of seven shea fruits were shown. P, palmitic acid C16:0; S, steric acid C18:0; O, oleic acid C18:1; Li, linoelaidic acid C18:2; Le, linolenic acid C18:3. The error bars of fruit T4 to T7 represented two technical replicates, and there are not enough lipids for T1 and T3 to do the technical replicates