Table 3. Correlation coefficients between different fatty acids of C. oleifera oils.
| Fatty acids | C16:0 | C16:1 | C17:0 | C18:0 | C18:1 | C18:2 | C18:3 | C20:1 | C24:1 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C16:0 | 1 | |||||||||
| C16:1 | -0.723 | 1 | ||||||||
| C17:0 | 0.909 | -0.945 | 1 | |||||||
| C18:0 | -0.213 | -0.522 | 0.214 | 1 | ||||||
| C18:1 | -0.209 | -0.525 | 0.217 | 1.000** | 1 | |||||
| C18:2 | 0.980 | -0.569 | 0.807 | -0.404 | -0.401 | 1 | ||||
| C18:3 | -0.366 | 0.908 | -0.721 | -0.831 | -0.833 | -0.172 | 1 | |||
| C20:1 | 0.148 | 0.577 | -0.277 | -0.998* | -0.998* | 0.343 | 0.866 | 1 | ||
| C24:1 | -0.996 | 0.655 | -0.866 | 0.303 | 0.300 | -0.994 | 0.277 | -0.240 | 1 | |
| Total | -0.076 | -0.635 | 0.347 | 0.990 | 0.991 | -0.274 | -0.986 | -0.997* | 0.169 | 1 |
Note
** Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level.
* Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level.