Table 1.

Fatty acid profile of buriti oil (M. flexuosa) determined by Gas Chromatography of fatty acid methyl esters

Fatty acid	%
C14:0 (Myristic acid)	0.85 (0.03)
C16:0 (Palmitic acid)	25.48 (0.37)
C16:1 (Palmitoleic acid)	0.45 (0.01)
C17:0 (Heptadecanoic acid)	0.05 (0.03)
C18:0 (Stearic acid)	1.97 (0.87)
C18:1 (Elaidic acid)	1.56 (0.74)
C18:1n9c (Oleic acid)	17.03 (0.35)
C18:1n9t (Elaidic acid)	0.42 (0.19)
C18:2n6c (Linoleic acid)	52.54 (1.15)
C18:2n6t (Linolelaidic acid)	0.24 (0.00)
C20:1 (Eicosanoic acid)	0.14 (0.05)
C21:0 (henicosanoic acid)	0.08 (0.03)
C22:0 (Behenic acid)	0.07 (0.03)
Saturated Fatty Acids	28.5 (0.41)
Monounsaturated Fatty Acids	19.46 (0.20)
Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids	52.79 (1.15)

Mean and standard deviation (SD), n = 2