Evaluation of Fatty Acid and Amino Acid Compositions in Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) Grown in Different Geographical Locations

Table 2

Fatty acid composition (%).

	S	K	M	D
Myristic acid (C14:0)	0.25±0.02^B	0.49±0.24^A	0.46±0.10^AB	0.21±0.04^B
Pentadecylic acid (C15:0)	0.63±0.01^B	0.70±0.08^B	0.70±0.06^A	0.92±0.07^A
Palmitic acid (C16:0)	29.18±0.35^B	43.26±0.11^A	38.95±2.37^A	39.51±0.40^A
Margaric acid (C17:0)	1.44±0.02^C	1.50±0.06^C	1.66±0.05^B	2.16±0.10^A
Linoleic acid (C18:2)	43.07±0.24^A	34.40±2.63^B	33.74±0.95^B	32.22±0.12^B
Oleic acid (C18:1)	4.31±0.24^B	4.55±2.00^AB	4.47±0.77^AB	6.98±0.29^A
Linolenic acid (C18:3)	12.34±0.16^A	7.82±0.94^C	10.07±1.06^B	6.79±0.75^C
Stearic acid (C18:0)	6.36±0.07^D	7.28±0.16^B	6.98±0.23^C	7.73±0.30^A
Arachidic acid (C20:0)	2.42±0.04^C	ND	2.96±0.12^B	3.48±0.13^A
Total SAT	40.28±0.33^B	53.23±0.27^A	51.71±2.15^A	54.01±0.95^A
Total UNSAT	59.72±0.33^A	46.77±0.27^B	48.29±2.15^B	45.99±0.95^B
Total SAT/Total UNSAT	67.44±0.01^B	113.81±0.01^A	107.08±0.10^A	117.44±0.04^A
Total PUFA	55.42±0.09^A	42.22±1.75^B	43.82±1.67^B	39.01±0.66^C
Total MUFA	4.31±0.24^B	4.55±2.00^AB	4.47±0.77^AB	6.98±0.29^A

Each value is presented as the mean ± standard deviation (𝑛=3). Data with different uppercase superscript letters in the same column of variety respectively indicate significant difference (𝑃<0.05) analyzed by Duncan’s multiple range test. ND: Non-detected.