Comparison of Oil Content and Fatty Acids Profile of Western Schley, Wichita, and Native Pecan Nuts Cultured in Chihuahua, Mexico
Table 4
Tukey pairwise comparisons with 95% of confidence for fatty acids detected in oils extracted from Western Schley, Wichita, and Native pecan nut varieties.
Fatty acid
Cultivars
Western Schley
Wichita
Native
Myristic acid C14:0
0.03450 ± 0.01822
0.06925 ± 0.05294
0.04075 ± 0.02210
Palmitic acid C16:0
7.26225 ± 0.96037
6.61000 ± 0.80084
6.01200 ± 0.27575
Oleic acid C18:1n-9
26.7997 ± 1.29334
29.0343 ± 1.23437
23.9175 ± 0.43774
Linoleic acid C18:2n-6
62.7017 ± 1.19318
60.3605 ± 1.45100
66.8157 ± 1.39323
Linolenic acid C18:3n-3
1.85375 ± 0.06474
1.59700 ± 0.59895
1.83550 ± 0.53802
Same letters in the same line indicated no significant difference at level of .
