Research Article
Physicochemical Characteristics and Composition of Three Morphotypes of Cyperus esculentus Tubers and Tuber Oils
Table 4
Fatty acid composition (% total fatty acids) of total lipid from Cyperus esculentus morphotypes tubers’ oil.
| Fatty acids | Morphotype 1 | Morphotype 2 | Morphotype 3 |
| Myristic acid | 0.16 ± 0.03b | 0.14 ± 0b | 0.4 ± 0.24a | Pentadecanoic acid | 0.03 ± 0.03a | 0 ± 0a | 0.05 ± 0.05a | Palmitic acid | 15.81 ± 0.95a | 15.83 ± 0.32a | 15.22 ± 0.55a | Stearic acid | 4.73 ± 0.33b | 3.89 ± 0.15c | 5.36 ± 0.26a | Arachidic acid | 0.57 ± 0.03b | 0.55 ± 0.02b | 0.68 ± 0.01a | Behenic acid | 0.1 ± 0a | 0.09 ± 0.02a | 0.1 ± 0.01a | Lignoceric acid | 0.17 ± 0.01b | 0.15 ± 0.03b | 0.24 ± 0.02a | Palmitoleic acid | 0.40 ± 0.05a | 0.37 ± 0.04a | 0.53 ± 0.02a | cis-7-Hexadecenoic acid | 0.35 ± 0.05a | 0.33 ± 0.03a | 0.44 ± 0.2a | Heptadecenoic acid | 0 ± 0a | 0.03 ± 0.03a | 0.03 ± 0.03a | Oleic acid | 64.25 ± 1.99a | 65.42 ± 1.17a | 65.76 ± 1.8a | Vaccenic acid | 0.99 ± 0.14a | 0.99 ± 0.12a | 0.93 ± 0.11a | Eicosenoic acid | 0.25 ± 0.05a | 0.28 ± 0.06a | 0.37 ± 0.16a | Cetoleic acid | 0.05 ± 0.05a | 0.03 ± 0.03a | 0.09 ± 0.1a | Nervonic Acid | 0 ± 0a | 0.05 ± 0.05a | 0.05 ± 0.05a | Linoleic acid | 12.39 ± 0.72a | 12.07 ± 0.23a | 10.04 ± 0.37b | Linolenic acid | 0.14 ± 0.02b | 0.14 ± 0.01b | 0.17 ± 0.01a | Total saturated | 21.56 ± 0.71a | 20.65 ± 0.38b | 22.03 ± 1.11a | Total monounsaturated | 65.91 ± 1.75a | 67.15 ± 1.21a | 67.75 ± 1.41a | Total n-6 PUFA | 12.39 ± 0.72a | 12.07 ± 0.23a | 10.04 ± 0.37b | Total n-3 PUFA | 0.14 ± 0.02b | 0.14 ± 0.01b | 0.17 ± 0.01a | Total PUFA | 12.53 ± 0.73a | 12.21 ± 0.23a | 10.2 ± 0.36b |
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Values are means ± standard deviation for . Data in the same row followed by different letters are significantly different (p < 0.05).
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