. 2021 Feb 11;26(4):951. doi: 10.3390/molecules26040951

Table 4.

Fatty acids content of the different parts of Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.

Fatty Acids						Parts of O. ficus-indica
Fatty Acids	Pulp Oil	Pulp	Seed Oil					Peel			Cladode
Lauric		1.55 ^b						0.71 ± 0.15 ^d		0.08 ^b	1.33 ^e	0.91 ^b
Myristic	1.13 ± 0.09 ^a	1.52 ^b				0.13 ± 0.02 ^c		1.95 ± 0.25 ^d		0.30 ^b	1.96 ^e	1.88 ^b
Palmitic	34.4 ± 3.12 ^a	22.9 ^b	20.1 ± 2.26 ^a	9.32 ± 0.19 ^b	11.66 ± 0.48 ^c	12.2 ± 1.70 ^c	13.2 ± 0.33 ^c	23.1 ± 1.98 ^d	23.7 ^c	27.0 ^b	13.9 ^e	39.0 ^b	19.1 ^b
Stearic	2.37 ± 0.10 ^a	5.20 ^b	2.72 ± 0.13 ^a	3.11 ± 0.04 ^b	3.93 ± 0.49 ^c	0.15 ± 0.03 ^c	3.65 ± 0.39 ^c	2.67 ± 0.21 ^d	3.93 ^c	2.23 ^b	3.33 ^e	5.57 ^b	4.82 ^b
Arachidonic						0.95 ± 0.07 ^c			5.52 ^c
Palmitoleic	1.62 ± 0.06 ^a		1.80 ± 0.11 ^a	1.42 ± 0.01 ^b				2.48 ± 0.22 ^d	2.46 ^c	0.36 ^b	0.24 ^e	2.00 ^b	0.06 ^b
Oleic	10.8 ± 0.98 ^a	26.8 ^b	18.3 ± 1.58 ^a	16.8 ± 0.47 ^b	16.56 ± 2.35 ^c	25.5 ± 1.10 ^c	19.2 ± 4.22 ^c	21.1 ± 2.15 ^d	19.7 ^c	14.4 ^b	11.1 ^e	18.0 ^b	19.3 ^b
Linoleic	37.0 ± 3.87 ^a	29.2 ^b	53.5 ± 4.89 ^a	70.3 ± 0.60 ^b	59.12 ± 2.74 ^c	61.0 ± 1.30 ^c		32.3 ± 2.14 ^d	29.0 ^c	41.2 ^b	34.9 ^e	20.4 ^b	35.6 ^b
Linolenic	12.0 ± 1.05 ^a	12.2 ^b	2.58 ± 0.16 ^a					0.69 ± 0.06 ^d	15.7 ^c	13.9 ^b	32.8 ^e	10.9 ^b	13.9 ^b
γ-Linolenic							61.4 ± 1.90 ^c	8.60 ± 1.04 ^d			0.40 ^e
Behenic								0.50 ± 0.05 ^d
Lignoceric								0.41 ± 0.04 ^d
cis-13,16-Docosadienoic								0.93 ± 0.08 ^d
Cerotic								0.35 ± 0.04 ^d
Nervonic								1.21 ± 0.26 ^d
Reference	[37]	[47]	[37]	[51]	[52]	[22]	[49]	[35]	[21]	[47]	[48]	[47]	[47]

Values are expressed as means ± standard deviation or as a mean. ^a expressed as g/100 g of oil. ^b expressed as g/100 g of total fatty acid. ^c expressed as g/100 g. ^d expressed as g/100 g of total fat. ^e expressed as g/100 g of fatty acid methyl esters.