Fatty Acid Composition and Lipid Profile of Diospyros mespiliformis, Albizia lebbeck, and Caesalpinia pulcherrima Seed Oils from Nigeria
Table 3
Fatty acid compositions (g/100 g fatty acids) in the lipid classes of A. lebbeck, C. pulcherrima, and D. mespiliformis.
Fatty acids
A. lebbeck
C. pulcherrima
D. mespiliformis
NL
GL
PL
NL
GL
PL
NL
GL
PL
12:0
ND
ND
ND
0.30 ± 0.01
0.9 ± 0.01
0.2 ± 0.05
0.93 ± 0.10
0.72 ± 0.1
0.83 ± 0.10
14:0
ND
ND
ND
0.30 ± 0.02
0.9 ± 0.05
0.26 ± 0.01
0.90 ± 0.05
0.78 ± 0.05
0.80 ± 0.10
16:0
13.2 ± 0.50
22.3 ± 0.30
19.7 ± 0.50
17.27 ± 0.5
22.87 ± 0.50
22.4 ± 0.60
22.30 ± 0.50
22.77 ± 0.20
29.30 ± 0.50
16:1
0.7 ± 0.10
1.1 ± 0.05
ND
1.38 ± 0.05
1.14 ± 0.03
0.6 ± 0.02
0.41 ± 0.05
0.36 ± 0.05
ND
18:0
3.8 ± 0.20
6.3 ± 0.10
10.7 ± 0.10
12.40 ± 0.20
12.52 ± 0.40
9.82 ± 0.10
10.85 ± 0.20
11.71 ± 0.10
9.52 ± 0.60
18:1
19.3 ± 0.50
19.2 ± 0.30
13.5 ± 02
12.43 ± 0.10
13.87 ± 0.20
16.72 ± 0.50
24.07 ± 0.50
20.21 ± 0.20
16.70 ± 0.50
18:2
47.2 ± 0.50
36.3 ± 0.10
40.6 ± 0.10
52.81 ± 0.50
41.79 ± 0.60
48.5 ± 0.60
36.36 ± 0.30
37.83 ± 0.50
11.47 ± 0.20
18:3
0.5 ± 0.05
0.1 ± 0.20
0.3 ± 0.10
0.29 ± 0.02
0.7 ± 0.10
0.4 ± 0.02
0.54 ± 0.10
0.51 ± 0.02
26.15 ± 0.60
20:0
3.1 ± 0.10
5.0 ± 0.10
5.0 ± 0.10
1.50 ± 0.05
1.63 ± 0.02
0.8 ± 0.10
1.36 ± 0.10
1.77 ± 0.20
3.16 ± 0.40
20:1
0.5 ± 0.05
0.1 ± 0.00
0.3 ± 0.20
ND
0.53 ± 0.01
ND
ND
0.52 ± 0.01
ND
22:0
0.8 ± 0.05
0.1 ± 0.05
0.2 ± 0.20
0.82 ± 0.01
0.94 ± 0.02
0.3 ± 0.01
1.48 ± 0.20
1.54 ± 0.05
2.07 ± 0.20
22:1
6.5 ± 0.10
4.2 ± 0.10
5.1 ± 0.20
ND
ND
ND
ND
ND
ND
24:0
1.6 ± 0.20
3.6 ± 0.20
3.5 ± 0.10
0.5 ± 0.04
1.0 ± 0.02
ND
0.8 ± 0.10
1.28 ± 0.10
ND
24:1
2.8 ± 0.20
1.7 ± 0.05
1.1 ± 0.02
ND
1.21 ± 0.02
ND
ND
ND
Unsat.
77.5
62.7
60.9
66.91
59.24
66.22
61.38
59.43
54.32
Sat.
22.5
37.3
39.1
33.09
40.76
33.78
38.62
40.57
45.68
Values are mean ± standard deviation of triplicate determinations. ND = not detected, Sat. = saturated fatty acid, and Unsat. = unsaturated fatty acid. NL = neutral lipids, GL = glycolipids, and PL = phospholipids.
