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. 2019 May 29;14(5):e0216939. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216939

Table 10. Pearson correlation among different fatty acid content (%) in maize oil.

Palmitic acid (C16:0) Stearic acid (C18:0) Oleic acid (C18:1) Linoleic acid (C18:2) Linolenic acid (C18:3) Arachidic acid (C20:0)
Palmitic acid (C16:0) 1
Stearic acid (C18:0) -0.288** 1
Oleic acid (C18:1) 0.452** -0.001 1
Linoleic acid (C18:2) -0.416** 0.243** -0.221** 1
Linolenic acid (C18:3) -0.351** 0.428** -0.262** 0.282** 1
Arachidic acid (C20:0) -0.065 0.378** -0.156* -0.113 0.038 1

**Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed);

*Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).