Table 2.
GC-MC composition of mango kernel oil from different solvents.
| S/N | Compound | % Composition per solvent |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hexane | Pet-ether | Acetone | Ethanol | ||
| 1 | Palmitic acid (C16:0) | 6.35 | 6.25 | 8.21 | 4.23 |
| 2 | Linolenic acid (C18:2) | 4.75 | 4.69 | - | 2.93 |
| 3 | Oleic acid (C18:1 cis) | 44.93 | 44.07 | 46.34 | 32.65 |
| 4 | Stearic acid (C18:0) | 40.38 | 40.29 | 39.83 | 28.59 |
| 5 | Arachidonic acid (C21H42O2) | 1.70 | 1.63 | 3.06 | - |
| 6 | Trans-9-elaidic acid (C20:0) | - | - | - | 8.13 |
| 7 | Ethyl stearic acid (C18:1 trans) | - | - | - | 7.05 |
| 8 | Others | 1.89 | 2.97 | 4.55 | 16.41 |
| 9 | % saturation | 48.44 | 48.18 | 49.11 | 39.87 |
| 10 | % unsaturation | 49.67 | 48.85 | 46.34 | 43.71 |