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. 2020 Mar 20;57(9):3184–3192. doi: 10.1007/s13197-020-04349-x

Table 2.

Contents of tocopherols and phytosterols in four rapeseed oils

Samples RO1 RO2 RO3 CRO
Tocopherols (mg/100 g)
 α-T 29.38 ± 0.57a 30.13 ± 0.61a 29.09 ± 0.44a 30.30 ± 0.89a
 β-T 5.44 ± 0.11b 6.05 ± 0.13a 3.94 ± 0.14c 4.19 ± 0.02c
 γ-T 64.00 ± 1.52a 63.30 ± 1.15a 65.46 ± 1.84a 63.78 ± 1.17a
 δ-T 1.07 ± 0.17ab 0.52 ± 0.45b 0.13 ± 0.20c 0.51 ± 0.03b
 Total tocopherols 99.50 ± 2.73a 100.00 ± 2.08a 98.77 ± 1.95a 98.78 ± 2.00a
Phytosterols (mg/g)
 Brassicasterols 1.03 ± 0.05a 0.99 ± 0.04a 1.01 ± 0.04a 1.04 ± 0.01a
 Campesterols 1.82 ± 0.03a 1.82 ± 0.10a 1.80 ± 0.001a 1.81 ± 0.10a
 Stigmasterols 0.24 ± 0.03a 0.21 ± 0.02a 0.21 ± 0.01a 0.22 ± 0.01a
 β-Sitosterols 2.25 ± 0.02a 2.22 ± 0.02a 2.20 ± 0.03a 2.17 ± 0.04a
 Total phytosterols 5.34 ± 0.08a 5.24 ± 0.11a 5.22 ± 0.002a 5.25 ± 0.07a

Superscripts with a different letter in the same line are significantly different (p < 0.05)

RO1, rapeseed oil with 5.9% linolenic acid; RO2, rapeseed oil with 8.4% linolenic acid; RO3, rapeseed oil with 10.8% linolenic acid; CRO, commercial rapeseed oil; α-T, α-tocopherols; β-T, β-tocopherols; δ-T, δ-tocopherols; γ-T, γ-tocopherols