Research Article

Chemical Composition and Fatty Acid Content of Some Spices and Herbs under Saudi Arabia Conditions

Table 3

Fatty acid (%) extracted from cress, mustard, black cumin, fenugreek, black pepper, and clove seeds*.

Fatty acidCressMustardBlack cuminFenugreekBlack pepperClove

1.55 1.0 1.38 1.29
5.86 3.2 10.5 3.85 3.15 6.21
2.02 8.29 11.91 20.96
6.56 1.18 2.04 1.78
(Cis) 15.35 18.32 16.23 8.29 16.17 13.0
(Trans) 4.05 10.76 9.89 6.20
11.79 23.57 68.07 34.85 33.03 44.73
48.43 23.92 2.16 30.8 10.34 2.93
2.79 15.51 4.68
1.60
29.81
TSF 16.76 4.38 13.54 7.01 18.66 12.18
TUSF 83.24 95.62 86.46 92.99 81.34 87.82