The Scientific World Journal / 2013 / Article / Tab 2 / Research Article
Authentication of Nigella sativa Seed Oil in Binary and Ternary Mixtures with Corn Oil and Soybean Oil Using FTIR Spectroscopy Coupled with Partial Least Square Table 2 The composition of fatty acids in NSO, CO, and SO.
Fatty acids Concentration (%) NSO CO CO (Codex) SO SO (Codex) Caproic acid (C6:0) 0.18 ND ND 0.01 ND Caprylic acid (C8:0) 0.04 0.00 ND 0.01 ND Capric acid (C10:0) 0.06 0.00 ND 0.04 ND Lauric acid (C12:0) 0.07 0.14 ND–0.30 0.02 ND–0.10 Myristic acid (C14:0) 0.02 0.00 ND–0.30 0.06 ND–0.20 Myristoleic acid (C14:1) 0.01 ND ND ND ND Palmitic acid (C16:0) 19.42 0.08 8.60–16.50 11.29 8–13.50 Palmitoleic acid (C16:1) 0.29 0.001 ND–0.50 0.11 ND–0.20 Oleic acid (C18:1) 45.22 15.32 ND–3.30 0.02 17–30 Linoleic acid (C18:2) 30.18 64.19 34.00–65.60 87.05 48.00–59.00 Linolenic acid (C18:3) 2.07 16.76 ND–2.00 0.64 4.50–11.00 Behenic acid (C22:0) 0.23 ND ND–0.50 ND ND–0.70 Eicosatrienoic acid (C20:3) 1.62 0.43 ND ND ND Arachidonic acid (C20:4) 0.59 ND ND ND ND
ND: not detected; the level is below 0.001%.