A Comparison of the Physicochemical Properties and Fatty Acid Composition of Indaiá (Attalea dubia) and Babassu (Orbignya phalerata) Oils

Table 3

Fatty acid composition (mean percentage) of indaiá and babassu oils.

Fatty acid	Indaiá oil		Babassu oil
	% Fatty acids	Retention time (min)	% Fatty acid	Retention time (min)
Caproic acid, C6	3.5	7.096	3.3	7.088
Caprylic acid, C8	10.9	7.998	9.2	7.986
Capric acid, C10	8.5	9.340	9.6	9.322
Lauric acid, C12	55.8	11.277	54.7	11.256
Myristic acid, C14	11.6	13.655	11.8	13.632
Palmitic acid, C16	3.8	16.234	4.8	16.207
Linoleic acid, C18: 2	nd	nd	0.9	18.779
Oleic acid, C18:1	5.8	19.569	6.5	19.547
Stearic acid, C18:0	nd	nd	2.05	20.678
Total unsaturated	5.8	—	9.45	—