Table 4.
Effect of season on fatty acid composition (mg/g DM) of C. ladanifer seed heads.
| Winter | Spring | Summer | Autumn | SEM | p Values | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total FA | 9.70 | 12.6 | 22.7 | 22.3 | 4.122 | 0.069 |
| 12:0 | 0.007 | 0.007 | 0.011 | 0.003 | 0.0022 | 0.089 |
| 14:0 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.019 | 0.098 |
| 15:0 | 0.008 | 0.009 | 0.004 | 0.006 | 0.0035 | 0.702 |
| 16:0 | 1.92 | 2.70 | 4.93 | 4.59 | 0.883 | 0.062 |
| 16:1 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.008 | 0.683 |
| 17:0 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.003 | 0.078 |
| 18:0 | 0.45 | 0.49 | 0.80 | 0.85 | 0.134 | 0.088 |
| 18:1 cis-9 | 1.55 | 1.38 | 1.99 | 2.06 | 0.297 | 0.272 |
| 18:2n-6 | 4.05 | 5.82 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 2.183 | 0.061 |
| 20:0 | 0.29 | 0.23 | 0.29 | 0.26 | 0.043 | 0.621 |
| 20:1 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.08 | - | 0.022 | 0.431 |
| 18:3n-3 | 1.02 | 1.60 | 3.08 | 3.13 | 0.623 | 0.054 |
| 21:0 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.003 | 0.911 |
| 22:0 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.015 | 0.622 |
| 24:0 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.010 | 0.362 |
| Partial sums | ||||||
| n-SFA | 2.99 | 3.73 | 6.40 | 6.01 | 1.057 | 0.074 |
| MUFA | 1.64 | 1.48 | 2.10 | 2.10 | 0.310 | 0.330 |
| PUFA | 5.08 | 7.42 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 2.805 | 0.059 |
FA—fatty acids; n-SFA—saturated fatty acids with linear chain; BCFA—branched chain fatty acids; PUFA—polyunsaturated fatty acids; SEM—standard error of the mean.