Table 5

Fatty acids composition of oil extracted from the mesocarp+exocarp of ripe and semi-ripe O. bataua fruits.

Fatty acid (%) M + E, semi-ripe fruit M + E, ripe fruit
Palmitic, C16:0 8.2 11.9
Palmitoleic, C16:1 0.2 0.6
Stearic, C18:0 1.3 2.1
Oleic, C18:1n9c 87.6 81.2
Linoleic, C18: 2n6c 2.1 2.4
Linolenic, C18:3n3 * 0.6
Total saturated fatty acids 9.5 14.5
Total monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) 88.2 81.9
Total polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) 2.1 3.0

M+E: mesocarp+exocarp; *: indicates that the data were not perceptible with the method used.

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