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. 2020 Jan 24;57(6):2017–2025. doi: 10.1007/s13197-019-04235-1

Table 3.

Fatty acid compositions and tocopherol contents of oils of untreated and pre-sonicated P. terebinthus fruits (%)

Fatty acids Control 15 min 30 min 45 min
Palmitic 23.40 ± 0.67*a 22.89 ± 0.40b 23.67 ± 0.33a 22.10 ± 0.17b
Stearic 2.19 ± 0.03a** 2.13 ± 0.00c 2.07 ± 0.02d 2.16 ± 0.01b
Oleic 48.02 ± 0.40b 48.09 ± 0.30b 48.63 ± 0.20b 49.15 ± 0.12a
Linoleic 23.03 ± 0.20a 23.48 ± 0.12a 22.28 ± 0.10b 23.06 ± 0.01a
Arachidic 0.16 ± 0.01b 0.17 ± 0.00a 0.16 ± 0.00b 0.17 ± 0.01a
Linolenic 0.71 ± 0.01b 0.79 ± 0.00a 0.69 ± 0.01c 0.68 ± 0.00d
Arachidonic –*** 0.21 ± 0.01
Tocopherols (mg/100 g)
α-Tocopherol 44.43 ± 0.22*a 32.29 ± 0.28c 32.41 ± 0.03c 39.22 ± 0.38b
β-Tocopherol 8.38 ± 0.13a** 6.80 ± 0.04c 8.25 ± 0.05a 7.57 ± 0.09b
γ-Tocopherol 102.96 ± 0.06b 63.95 ± 0.01d 122.03 ± 0.02a 80.09 ± 0.04c
δ-Tocopherol 2.15 ± 0.01a 1.76 ± 0.04b 2.10 ± 0.01a 1.67 ± 0.00b

*Mean ± standard deviation; **Values within each row followed by different letters are significantly different (p < 0.05);***nonidentified