Characterization of Sweet Almond Oil Content of Four European Cultivars (Ferragnes, Ferraduel, Fournat, and Marcona) Recently Introduced in Morocco

Table 5

Major fatty acids in almond oil of three European varieties planted in eastern Morocco compared to Spain, Turkey, Argentina, and Tunisia.

Major fatty acids (%)	Varieties
	Marcona		Ferragnes		Ferraduel	Fournat
	Spain^AB	Argentina^C	Turkey^D	Spain^B	Spain^B	Tunisia^E
C16 : 0	6–6.36	6.22–6.55	6.87	6.49	6.64	6.84
	7.22		7.32		7.71	08.60
C18 : 1	67.90–74.6	70.1–71.5	74.63	71.81	67.52	69.56
	64.03		62.68		62.69	56.64
C18 : 2	16.4–19.20	19.7–21.4	19.51	17.62	21.47	20.77
	24.57		25.62		26.10	29.80

^A[51]; ^B[65]; ^C[52]; ^D[53]; ^E[64]. Value of fatty acids in eastern Morocco. Bold values indicate the results of this study.