Journal of Spectroscopy

Research Article

Chemical and Physical Properties of Meadowfoam Seed Oil and Extra Virgin Olive Oil: Focus on Vibrational Spectroscopy

Table 1

The composition of fatty acids of MSO and of olive oil [source: own work].
Oil nameSaturation of fatty acidCommon name of fatty acidSystematic name of fatty acidNumerical symbolPercentage of fatty acid in the oil [wt.%, ±SD]
Meadowfoam seed oilSaturated fatty acidsPalmitic acidHexadecanoic acidC16:00.27; ±0.00
Stearic acidOctadecanoic acidC18:00.16; ±0.01
Arachidic acidEicosanoic acidC20:00.92; ±0.01
Behenic acidDocosanoic acidC22:00.13; ±0.00
 Oleic acid(Z)-9-Octadecenoic acidC18:1; n-9; trans0.51; ±0.00
  C18:1; n-9; cis1.38; ±0.03
Linoleic acid(Z,Z)-9,12-octadecadienoic acidC18:2; n-60.13; ±0.00
Gondoic acid(Z)-5-Eicosenoic acidC20:163.16; ±0.21
—(Z)-5-Docosenoic acidC22:14.17; ±0.10
Erucic acid(Z)-13-Docosenoic acidC22:1; n-912.46; ±0.01
—(Z,Z)-5,13-Docosadienoic acidC22:216.37; ±0.08
Nervonic acidb(Z)-15-tetracosenoic acidC24:10.33; ±0.01
Olive oilSaturated fatty acidsPalmitic acidHexadecanoic acidC16:011.37; ±0.31
Palmitoleic acid(Z)-9-Hexadecenoic acidC16:10.7; ±0.07
Margaric acidHeptadecanoic acidC17:00.14; ±0.00
 Heptadecenoic acid (cis-10)C17:10.21; ±0.00
Stearic acidOctadecanoic acidC18:03.27; ±0.15
Arachidic acidEicosanoic acidC20:00.44; ±0.02
Behenic acidDocosanoic acidC22:00.13; ±0.00
Unsaturated fatty acidsOleic acid(Z)-9-Octadecenoic acidC18:1; n-9; cis72.15; ±0.31
  C18:1; n-7; cis1.84; ±0.02
Linoleic acid (LA)(Z,Z)-9,12-Octadecadienoic acidC18:2; n-6; cis8.11; ±0.07
α-Linolenic acid (ALA)(Z,Z,Z)-9,12,15-Octadecatrienoic acidC18:3; n-30.68; ±0.01
Gondoic acid(Z)-11-Eicosenoic acidC20:10.28; ±0.00
Arachidonic (AA)(all-Z)-5,8,11,14-Eicosatetraenoic acidC20:40.65; ±0.01