Table 3.
Saturated fatty acids (mg/100 g d.w.) of the three maturity stages of Aloe vera flowers. Stage I: immature; stage II: mature; stage III: mature with stamens exposed to the outside.
| Maturity Stage | Caprylic acid (C8:0) |
Capric acid (C10:0) |
Lauric acid (C12:0) |
Myristic acid (C14:0) |
Palmitic acid (C16:0) |
Stearic acid (C18:0) |
Arachidic acid (C20:0) |
Lignoceric acid (C24:0) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 59.5 ± 9.5 a | 51.9 ± 4.1 a | 26.0 ± 7.0 a | 1.5 ± 0.3 ab | 436.2 ± 7.3 a | 105.2 ± 5.4 b | 27.2 ± 7.1 a | 11.9 ± 1.4 b |
| II | 62.9 ± 12.3 a | 60.9 ± 3.9 a | 28.4 ± 5.5 a | 2.1 ± 0.2 a | 414.9 ± 98.1 a | 167.8 ± 22.9 a | 44.4 ± 5.4 a | 27.4 ± 8.9 a |
| III | 53.8 ± 4.7 a | 51.4 ± 8.4 a | 16.6 ± 3.8 a | 0.7 ± 0.2 b | 189.0 ± 30.6 b | 110.0 ± 5.7 b | 38.8 ± 5.7 a | - |
Means (n = 3 ± SD). a,b Different letters in the same column indicate significant differences (p < 0.05) for maturity stages.