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. 2022 Oct 31;8(11):704. doi: 10.3390/gels8110704

Table 1.

Fatty acid composition of raw, roasted, and boiled Tonka beans.

Cooking Method (g/100 g) 1 F-Value 2
(p-Value)
Raw Roasting Boiling
Saturated fatty acid Caproic acid (C6:0) 0.005 ± 0.001 0.005 ± 0.000 0.005 ± 0.001 0.500
(0.630)
Caprylic acid (C8:0) 0.523 ± 0.006 a 0.506 ± 0.014 ab 0.483 ± 0.013 b 8.610 *
(0.017)
Capric acid (C10:0) 0.105 ± 0.002 a 0.100 ± 0.003 ab 0.095 ± 0.003 b 8.044 *
(0.020)
Undecanoic acid (C11:0) 1.073 ± 0.022 a 1.037 ± 0.051 ab 0.967 ± 0.021 b 7.571 *
(0.023)
Lauric acid (C12:0) 0.082 ± 0.001 a 0.079 ± 0.002 ab 0.077 ± 0.001 b 10.167 *
(0.012)
Tridecanoic acid (C13:0) 0.026 ± 0.001 ab 0.027 ± 0.000 a 0.026 ± 0.001 b 6.000 *
(0.037)
Myristic acid (C14:0) 1.150 ± 0.015 a 1.124 ± 0.018 ab 1.094 ± 0.021 b 7.415 *
(0.024)
Pentadecylic acid (C15:0) 0.333 ± 0.003 0.339 ± 0.005 0.327 ± 0.006 4.937
(0.054)
Heptadecanoic acid (C17:0) 0.589 ± 0.001 0.597 ± 0.011 0.582 ± 0.011 1.736
(0.254)
Arachidic acid (C20:0) 0.150 ± 0.001 0.154 ± 0.004 0.148 ± 0.002 4.750
(0.058)
Henicosanoic acid (C21:0) 0.015 ± 0.001 ab 0.016 ± 0.000 a 0.015 ± 0.000 b 7.000 *
(0.027)
Behenic acid (C22:0) 0.090 ± 0.001 ab 0.091 ± 0.001 a 0.087 ± 0.002 b 7.588 *
(0.023)
Tricosanoic acid (C23:0) 0.027 ± 0.000 0.027 ± 0.000 0.027 ± 0.000 1.500
(0.296)
Lignoceric acid (C24:0) 0.012 ± 0.000 ab 0.013 ± 0.000 a 0.012 ± 0.000 b 7.000 *
(0.027)
Total 4.182 ± 0.038 a 4.115 ± 0.065 a 3.944 ± 0.080 b 11.176 **
(0.009)
Unsaturated fatty acid Palmitoleic acid (C16:1) 0.510 ± 0.015 0.498 ± 0.001 0.492 ± 0.006 3.224
(0.112)
Oleic acid (C18:1) 4.863 ± 0.116 a 4.693 ± 0.043 ab 4.566 ± 0.143 b 5.568 *
(0.043)
Linoleic acid (C18:2) 28.517 ± 0.883 a 27.447 ± 0.082 ab 26.322 ± 0.075 b 13.709 **
(0.006)
α-Linolenic acid (C18:3n3) 0.025 ± 0.002 b 0.031 ± 0.003 a 0.024 ± 0.000 b 10.939 *
(0.010)
γ-Linolenic acid (C18:3n6) 0.638 ± 0.009 0.631 ± 0.002 0.624 ± 0.011 2.342
(0.177)
Icosenoic acid (C20:1) 0.083 ± 0.003 a 0.080 ± 0.001 ab 0.077 ± 0.000 b 6.333 *
(0.033)
Eicosadienoic acid (C20:2n6) 0.036 ± 0.001 0.035 ± 0.002 0.033 ± 0.001 2.867
(0.134)
Eicosapentaenoic acid (C20:5n3) 0.006 ± 0.001 ab 0.008 ± 0.001 a 0.005 ± 0.000 b 7.000 *
(0.027)
Erucic acid (C22:1) 0.006 ± 0.000 a 0.005 ± 0.001 ab 0.004 ± 0.000 b 9.000 *
(0.016)
Docosahexaenoic acid (C22:6n3) 0.011 ± 0.001 ab 0.014 ± 0.002 a 0.010 ± 0.000 b 9.056 *
(0.015)
Total 34.695 ± 1.008 33.442 ± 0.125 32.157 ± 0.237 13.319 **
(0.006)
ω-3 Fatty acid 0.042 ± 0.003 0.052 ± 0.007 0.038 ± 0.001
ω-6 Fatty acid 0.674 ± 0.010 0.667 ± 0.003 0.657 ± 0.012
Total body fat 38.909 ± 1.074 37.526 ± 0.223 36.101 ± 0.317 2.832
(0.136)

1 Results are shown as mean value in triplicate. 2 One-way ANOVA was used, and different letters in the same row (a~b) imply significant differences at * p < 0.05 and ** p < 0.01, respectively.