Oil Content, Fatty Acid Composition, Physicochemical Properties, and Antioxidant Activity of Seed Oils of Ten Moroccan Pomegranate Cultivars
Table 5
Pearson correlation of environmental conditions, morphological, physicochemical, and biochemical characteristics of seeds and pomegranate seed oils of ten Moroccan pomegranate cultivars harvested in 2018.
Aw
Si
Oil yield
Seed hardness
Syf
Punicic acid
MUFA
PUFA
L
a
b
C
H (deg)
Chlorophyll
Pheophytin
IC50 (mg)
Si
−0.652
1
Oil yield
0.541
−0.561
1
Seed hardness
−0.457
0.444
−0.472
1
Syf
Ns
0.517
Ns
Ns
1
Punicic acid
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
0.454
1
MUFA
−0.536
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
−0.738
1
PUFA
0.519
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
0.735
−0.946
1
L
−0.362
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
1
a
Ns
Ns
0.462
Ns
−0.445
Ns
Ns
Ns
−0.570
1
b
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
−0.526
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
0.711
1
C
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
−0.523
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
0.700
1.000
1
H (deg)
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
0.536
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
−0.913
−0.929
−0.923
1
Chlorophyll
Ns
Ns
0.586
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
−0.605
0.945
0.603
0.592
−0.824
1
Pheophytin
Ns
−0.374
0.664
−0.382
−0.456
Ns
Ns
Ns
−0.393
0.847
0.656
0.648
−0.784
0.903
1
IC50 (mg)
Ns
0.460
Ns
0.566
0.519
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
1
Precipitation
0.422
−0.363
0.379
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Maximum T°
0.609
−0.462
0.375
Ns
Ns
Ns
−0.621
0.479
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Minimum T°
−0.668
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
−0.544
0.832
−0.720
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Altitude
0.607
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
0.653
−0.726
0.598
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Sunshine hours
0.391
−0.386
0.504
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Latitude north
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Longitude west
0.613
−0.546
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
−0.539
0.500
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Aw: aril weight; Si: seed index; Syf: seed yield per fruit; MUFA: monounsaturated fatty acid; PUFA: polyunsaturated fatty acid; T°: temperature. the correlation is significant at ; the correlation is significant at ; Ns: not significant.
