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Table 3.

Supercritical fluid extraction of bioactive compounds using various temperatures. Experimental conditions: 60 min of extraction at 350 bar (for phytosterols) or 400 bar (for tocopherols); CO₂ flow 5 mL/min and modifier flow 0.5 mL/min. RSDs based on triplicate extractions under each condition^∗.

Temperature °C	Phytosterols		Tocopherols
Temperature °C	Efficiency (wt. %)	Concentration (wt. %)	Efficiency (wt. %)	Concentration (wt. %)
40	81 ± 4^a	66 ± 3^a	92 ± 2^a	83 ± 1^a
60	67 ± 3^b	52 ± 3^b	71 ± 2^b	67 ± 2^b
80	55 ± 4^c	46 ± 3^c	61 ± 1^c	51 ± 2^c

Non-similar letters in each column indicate a significant difference according Tukey test (P<0.05).

^∗

Mean ± standard deviation.