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Table 2

Experimental vs. predicted melting points.

  Melting Point (°C)          

Name Experimental Predicted (this work) Absolute error (°C) SFA MUFA PUFA
Tucuma pulp oil 31.8a 30.0 1.8 28.5 63.2 6.0
Tucuma kernel oil 39.0a 45.0 6.0 81.1 13.5 3.7
Rubber seeds oil −11.2a −8.0 3.2 13.5 27.0 56.0
Passion fruit oil −9.8a −6.0 3.8 14.1 17.1 71.5
Buriti pulp oil 12.0c 16.0 4.0 20.4 76.0 5.4
Ucuuba butter 53.0d 49.0 4.0 92.4 4.1 0.9
Pracaxi oil 18.5d 16.0 2.5 41.2 44.3 4.3
Cupuassu fat 38.1b 44.0 5.9 42.2 41.6 16.7
Palm stearin 51.2b 42.0 9.2 51.9 40.1 7.9
    Average 4.5      

SFA: saturated fatty acids; MUFA: monounsaturated fatty acids; PUFA: polyunsaturated fatty acids.

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