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. 2018 Jun 21;98(15):5647–5655. doi: 10.1002/jsfa.9110

Table 3.

Mean value (n = 3), standard deviation (SD) and results of statistical analysis of the fatty acid composition (g kg−1) of the lipid fraction of almonds collected at two different harvest times

DLcv FCcv FEcv FRcv GEcv JPcv MAcv TEcv THcv TUcv
C14:0 T 1 0.28 ± 0.02a 0.23 ± 0.02 0.26 ± 0.01 0.16 ± 0.03 0.24 ± 0.01b 0.44 ± 0.13 0.21 ± 0.14 0.14 ± 0.03b 0.26 ± 0.07 0.20 ± 0.03
T 2 0.20 ± 0.00b 0.28 ± 0.03 0.28 ± 0.01 0.11 ± 0.02 0.49 ± 0.09a 0.32 ± 0.11 0.29 ± 0.11 0.32 ± 0.07a 0.17 ± 0.06 0.16 ± 0.04
C14:1 T 1 0.28 ± 0.01 0.17 ± 0.00 0.21 ± 0.02 0.20 ± 0.01 0.20 ± 0.03 0.26 ± 0.03 0.22 ± 0.15 0.32 ± 0.03 0.30 ± 0.01 0.24 ± 0.02
T 2 0.30 ± 0.01 0.17 ± 0.01 0.26 ± 0.03 0.22 ± 0.01 0.24 ± 0.01 0.32 ± 0.02 0.30 ± 0.12 0.27 ± 0.03 0.30 ± 0.01 0.22 ± 0.01
C15:0 T 1 0.11 ± 0.01b 0.09 ± 0.00 0.09 ± 0.03 0.09 ± 0.02 0.09 ± 0.00 0.12 ± 0.00 0.07 ± 0.01 0.16 ± 0.03 0.11 ± 0.01 0.11 ± 0.02
T 2 0.24 ± 0.07a 0.10 ± 0.01 0.13 ± 0.02 0.12 ± 0.01 0.07 ± 0.11 0.13 ± 0.01 0.08 ± 0.11 0.13 ± 0.02 0.12 ± 0.00 0.12 ± 0.01
C16:0 T 1 76.72 ± 0.29 56.59 ± 0.15 64.82 ± 1.23 63.81 ± 1.25 55.61 ± 1.00 63.18 ± 1.08b 66.49 ± 0.22 71.49 ± 0.39a 63.56 ± 0.27 71.28 ± 0.40a
T 2 77.03 ± 0.19 59.09 ± 0.29 68.61 ± 1.31 61.56 ± 1.14 60.10 ± 1.76 68.02 ± 0.91a 70.17 ± 0.30 64.39 ± 0.22b 67.50 ± 0.34 69.22 ± 0.33b
C16:1 T 1 4.90 ± 0.11 3.14 ± 0.23 4.23 ± 0.12b 3.71 ± 0.22 4.18 ± 0.32b 4.97 ± 0.61 5.12 ± 0.06b 4.07 ± 0.01 3.99 ± 0.31 4.10 ± 0.21
T 2 5.35 ± 0.23 3.79 ± 0.21 5.60 ± 0.22a 4.32 ± 0.34 6.17 ± 0.16a 6.15 ± 0.81 7.26 ± 0.07a 4.10 ± 0.05 4.90 ± 0.42 4.60 ± 0.25
C17:0 T 1 0.60 ± 0.02 0.70 ± 0.03 0.55 ± 0.01 0.56 ± 0.02 0.52 ± 0.04 0.56 ± 0.04 0.54 ± 0.06 0.64 ± 0.06 0.56 ± 0.01 0.61 ± 0.03
T 2 0.59 ± 0.01 0.62 ± 0.02 0.54 ± 0.01 0.55 ± 0.10 0.48 ± 0.01 0.53 ± 0.06 0.45 ± 0.04 0.57 ± 0.04 0.54 ± 0.00 0.60 ± 0.03
C17:1 T 1 1.02 ± 0.03 0.86 ± 0.03 0.94 ± 0.02 0.93 ± 0.11 1.00 ± 0.02 1.03 ± 0.05 0.98 ± 0.02 0.89 ± 0.05 1.04 ± 0.02 0.89 ± 0.03
T 2 0.98 ± 0.03 0.78 ± 0.04 0.90 ± 0.00 0.89 ± 0.13 1.05 ± 0.08 0.92 ± 0.04 0.94 ± 0.03 0.91 ± 0.05 1.05 ± 0.02 0.89 ± 0.03
C18:0 T 1 20.62 ± 0.12 39.73 ± 0.22 20.20 ± 0.23 23.40 ± 0.91 18.46 ± 1.02 17.38 ± 1.02b 20.00 ± 1.13 24.72 ± 0.13a 17.35 ± 0.15 24.21 ± 0.10b
T 2 21.29 ± 0.21 39.25 ± 0.26 21.43 ± 0.37 26.82 ± 0.94 14.35 ± 1.06 21.74 ± 1.10a 18.11 ± 0.80 21.94 ± 0.10b 16.86 ± 0.17 30.50 ± 0.21a
C18:1 T 1 628.20 ± 1.32 685.36 ± 0.81a 729.68 ± 1.17a 720.68 ± 0.3 752.80 ± 0.94b 760.11 ± 1.41a 694.8 ± 1.39 599.14 ± 1.37b 721.99 ± 0.16 671.56 ± 0.19
T 2 631.46 ± 2.12 667.26 ± 0.73b 685.13 ± 0.91b 727.98 ± 0.49 782.75 ± 0.83a 682.80 ± 1.50b 689.01 ± 1.08 678.30 ± 1.13a 716.68 ± 0.26 671.15 ± 0.98
C18:2 T 1 265.98 ± 1.10 210.89 ± 0.09b 177.44 ± 0.82b 184.58 ± 1.11 165.49 ± 4.02a 150.69 ± 0.08b 210.18 ± 0.18 296.81 ± 1.11a 189.38 ± 0.46 224.62 ± 0.74
T 2 261.08 ± 1.12 226.26 ± 0.03a 215.48 ± 1.01a 175.40 ± 1.32 133.04 ± 1.23b 217.94 ± 0.13a 212.18 ± 0.18 227.78 ± 1.18b 190.78 ± 0.36 220.18 ± 1.69
C20:0 T 1 0.65 ± 0.02 1.35 ± 0.01 0.75 ± 0.01 0.94 ± 0.04 0.63 ± 0.21 0.55 ± 0.13 0.63 ± 0.03 0.79 ± 0.15 0.69 ± 0.23 1.25 ± 0.05
T 2 0.69 ± 0.01 1.38 ± 0.01 0.74 ± 0.01 1.09 ± 0.05 0.50 ± 0.12 0.31 ± 0.44 0.50 ± 0.07 0.57 ± 0.10 0.32 ± 0.45 1.37 ± 0.03
C18:3 T 1 0.53 ± 0.01 0.72 ± 0.01 0.68 ± 0.02 0.76 ± 0.07 0.66 ± 0.04 0.56 ± 0.14 0.64 ± 0.03 0.69 ± 0.02 0.62 ± 0.03 0.71 ± 0.01
T 2 0.61 ± 0.03 0.79 ± 0.02 0.72 ± 0.02 0.77 ± 0.05 0.69 ± 0.05 0.70 ± 0.14 0.54 ± 0.07 0.61 ± 0.02 0.64 ± 0.02 0.71 ± 0.03
C22:0 T 1 0.12 ± 0.02 0.17 ± 0.03 0.15 ± 0.01 0.17 ± 0.00 0.11 ± 0.08 0.13 ± 0.00 0.11 ± 0.01 0.15 ± 0.00 0.14 ± 0.01 0.23 ± 0.00
T 2 0.17 ± 0.01 0.23 ± 0.04 0.17 ± 0.02 0.19 ± 0.01 0.06 ± 0.08 0.12 ± 0.03 0.18 ± 0.03 0.11 ± 0.03 0.16 ± 0.04 0.28 ± 0.03

Different letters in column, for the same fatty acid, indicate significant differences at P < 0.05.

T 1, unripe, but already edible, drupes with green and moist hull; T 2, ripe almonds. DLcv, cv Desmajo Largueta; FCcv, cv Filippo Ceo; FEcv, cv Ferragnès; GEcv, cv Genco; MAcv, cv Marcona; THcv, cv Thompson; TUcv, cv Tuono; TEcv, cv Texas; JPcv, cv Johnston Prolific; FRcv, cv Francolì.