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).