Research Article
Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties of Cactus Pear (Opuntia) Seed Oils
Table 2
Percentages of FAMEs in crude cactus pear seed oil extracts.
| | FAMEs | Green cactus pear seed oil extract | Red cactus pear seed oil extract |
| | C14:0 | 0.078 ± 0.00 | 0.066 ± 0.01 | | C16:0 | 12.327 ± 0.09
| 12.887 ± 0.02
| | C16:1 | 0.429 ± 0.02 | 0.570 ± 0.01 | | C16:2 | 0.073 ± 0.00 | 0.540 ± 0.00 | | C17:0 | 0.060 ± 0.01 | 0.075 ± 0.00 | | C18:0 | 3.436 ± 0.01 | 3.389 ± 0.07 | | C18:1 | 16.215 ± 0.03
| 17.061 ± 0.01
| | C18:2 | 67.448 ± 0.08
| 65.407 ± 0.01
| | C18:3 | Ni | 0.372 ± 0.01 | | C22:0 | Ni | 0.160 ± 0.01 |
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Means of 3 replicates ± SE. Ni: not identified.
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