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Table 2

Free fatty acid composition and oil composition HFFA-CPO and LFFA-CPO.

Relative composition (%)

Acid catalyst Base catalyst


Fatty acids HFFA-CPO a LFFA- CPO HFFA- CPO a LFFA-CPO MPOBs b
Lauric acid 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.2 0–0.5
Myristic acid 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.1 0.9–1.5
Palmitic acid 44.4 44.9 44.4 43.2 39.2–45.8
Stearic acid 4.1 3.5 4.4 4.3 3.7–5.4
∑ SFAs 50.1 49.9 50.2 48.8 45.3–55.4
Oleic acid 39.2 39.5 39.8 41.4 37.4–44.1
∑MUFAs 39.2 39.5 39.8 41.4 37.4–44.1
Linoleic acid 10.7 10.6 10.0 9.6 8.7–12.5
Linolenic acid 0.3 0–0.5
∑ PUSFAs 49.9 50.1 49.8 51.3 44.8–57.3

Notes: a Japir et al. (2016a), b MS814:2007, Sue and Pantzaris (2009); MPOBs = Malaysian Palm Oil Board specification; HFFA- CPO = high free fatty acid-crude palm oil; LFFA-CPO = low free fatty acid-crude palm oil; ∑SFAs = total saturated fatty acid; ∑MUFAs = total monounsaturated fatty acids; ∑PUFAs = total polyunsaturated fatty acids.

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