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Table 2.

Fatty acid composition of different refinement stages of coconut oils^a

	Crude	Degummed	Neutralized	Bleached	Deodorized
C6:0	0.39 ± 0.10^a	0.39 ± 0.09^a	0.44 ± 0.01^a	0.46 ± 0.01^a	0.43 ± 0.01^a
C8:0	5.04 ± 0.52^a	4.97 ± 0.46^a	5.47 ± 0.01^a	5.75 ± 0.04^a	5.55 ± 0.09^a
C10:0	4.07 ± 0.14^a	4.04 ± 0.09^a	4.26 ± 0.01^a	4.49 ± 0.03^a	4.49 ± 0.02^a
C12:0	38.11 ± 0.13^a	38.01 ± 0.27^a	38.51 ± 0.20^a	39.79 ± 0.13^a	40.31 ± 0.13^a
C14:0	19.43 ± 0.46^a	19.42 ± 0.35^a	19.10 ± 0.11^a	19.09 ± 0.10^a	19.54 ± 0.28^a
C16:0	13.17 ± 0.27^a	13.25 ± 0.23^a	12.85 ± 0.03^a	12.37 ± 0.05^a	12.50 ± 0.08^a
C18:0	2.50 ± 0.09^a	2.52 ± 0.08^a	2.49 ± 0.01^a	2.54 ± 0.00^a	2.59 ± 0.01^a
C18:1	12.52 ± 0.19^b	12.62 ± 0.25^a	12.29 ± 0.30^c	11.38 ± 0.21^d	10.80 ± 0.20^e
C18:2	4.76 ± 0.01^b	4.78 ± 0.04^a	4.60 ± 0.02^c	4.12 ± 0.01^d	3.79 ± 0.18^e
∑SFA	82.72 ± 0.19^d	82.60 ± 0.28^e	83.12 ± 0.32^c	84.50 ± 0.20^b	85.41 ± 0.36^a
∑MUFA	12.52 ± 0.19^a	12.62 ± 0.25^a	12.29 ± 0.30^a	11.38 ± 0.21^a	10.80 ± 0.20^a
∑PUFA	4.76 ± 0.01^a	4.78 ± 0.04^a	4.60 ± 0.02^a	4.12 ± 0.01^a	3.79 ± 0.18^a

^aValues followed by different letters in the same row differed by at least 5% significance (test of Tukey, P < 0.05)