Research Article

Oxidative Stability at Different Storage Conditions and Adulteration Detection of Prickly Pear Seeds Oil

Table 4

Comparison of fatty acids composition of pure prickly pear seeds oil (PPOS) and PPSO mixed at different rates with (B) rapeseed oil and sunflower oil.

Fatty acids (%)Pure oilsMixture rates (%)
PPSORapeseed oilSunflower oilRapeseed oil/PPSOSunflower oil/PPSO
100%100%100%1%5%10%15%20%1%5%10%20%30%50%

Myristic acid (C14 : 0)0.04a ± 0.000.02a ± 0.000.04a ± 0.000.09a ± 0.020.02a ± 0.000.02a ± 0.000.08a ± 0.000.00a ± 0.000.09a ± 0.020.08a ± 0.010.08a ± 0.020.06a ± 0.030.02a ± 0.000.01a ± 0.01
Palmitic acid (C16 : 0)12.15f ± 0.044.80a ± 0.056.66b ± 0.0312.30f ± 0.2011.46d ± 0.0511.28d ± 0.0511.77e ± 0.239.84c ± 0.0412.08f ± 0.0711.75e ± 0.2411.37d ± 0.0410.84cd ± 0.4510.11c ± 0.1710.04c ± 0.10
Palmitoleic acid (C16 : 1)0.52b ± 0.060.66b ± 0.000.05a ± 0.010.50b ± 0.050.45b ± 0.030.40b ± 0.010.48b ± 0.020.47b ± 0.020.62b ± 0.010.60b ± 0.010.48b ± 0.040.49b ± 0.070.58b ± 0.030.50b ± 0.02
Stearic acid (C18 : 0)3.88c ± 0.061.79a ± 0.113.62c ± 0.163.27c ± 0.143.36c ± 0.123.13bc ± 0.023.15bc ± 0.022.79b ± 0.063.30c ± 0.013.36c ± 0.073.33c ± 0.103.45c ± 0.203.34c ± 0.073.14bc ± 0.13
Oleic acid (C18 : 1)20.17a ± 0.1122.29b ± 0.2126.28e ± 0.0322.30b ± 1.8023.96c ± 0.1921.00a ± 0.1424.36d ± 0.1132.94f ± 0.0320.92a ± 0.1620.21a ± 0.3921.12a ± 0.0221.53a ± 0.7122.00b ± 0.1722.57b ± 0.05
Linoleic acid (C18 : 2)60.21b ± 0.0559.77b ± 0.7162.28c ± 0.2659.97b ± 2.3258.27b ± 0.0460.88b ± 0.0257.48b ± 0.2549.23a ± 0.4663.00d ± 0.0362.25c ± 0.2162.64c ± 0.1362.57c ± 0.1463.05d ± 0.2262.90d ± 0.13
Linolenic acid (C18 : 3)0.35b ± 0.039.13f ± 0.100.32b ± 0.140.35b ± 0.081.50c ± 0.031.51c ± 0.011.70d ± 0.013.98e ± 0.050.21a ± 0.090.23a ± 0.030.24a ± 0.060.35b ± 0.070.29ab ± 0.120.33b ± 0.06
Arachic acid (C20 : 0)0.26a ± 0.010.40b ± 0.060.20a ± 0.100.22a ± 0.110.30a ± 0.020.29a ± 0.020.29a ± 0.010.25a ± 0.020.25a ± 0.030.20a ± 0.020.37b ± 0.060.21a ± 0.030.20a ± 0.080.23a ± 0.02
Eicosenoic acid (C20 : 1)0.20a ± 0.010.32b ± 0.010.10a ± 0.040.40b ± 0.000.41b ± 0.150.37b ± 0.010.37b ± 0.110.40b ± 0.010.13a ± 0.020.14a ± 0.030.17a ± 0.030.20a ± 0.020.20a ± 0.010.22a ± 0.02
Iodine value129.13a ± 0.80154.20i ± 0.10137.83h ± 0.10130.59b ± 0.21132.03c ± 0.16134.15d ± 0.11130.58b ± 0.14130.52b ± 0.12134.54e ± 0.52134.63e ± 0.25134.06d ± 0.21134.61e ± 0.80135.84f ± 0.14136.10g ± 0.14

Values having the same letter within the line are not significantly different according to Student–Newman–Keuls test at  < 0.05.