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. 2020 Feb 6;15(2):e0226888. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0226888

Table 2. The content of fatty acid composition obtained for C. oleifera oils.

No. Fatty acids Absolute content (g/100g)
1 Palmitic acid (C16:0) 7.905 ± 0.022
2 Palmitoleic acid (C16:1) 0.026 ± 0.001
3 Margaric acid (C17:0) 0.025 ± 0.001
4 Stearic acid (C18:0) 1.931 ± 0.015
5 Oleic acid (C18:1) 54.689 ± 0.242
6 Linoleic acid (C18:2) 6.662 ± 0.016
7 α-Linolenic acid (C18:3) 0.266 ± 0.003
8 Eicosenic acid (C20:1) 0.360 ± 0.002
9 Tetracosenic acid (C24:1) 0.017 ± 0.001
Saturated fatty acids 9.862 ± 0.024
Monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) 55.091 ± 0.240
Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) 6.928 ± 0.016
Oleic acid/linoleic acid 8.209 ± 0.048
MUFA/PUFA 7.952 ± 0.048

Note: Each value is expressed as the mean ± standard deviation.