Table 3

Fatty acid compositions (%, w/w) of Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus and Citrullus lanatus var. citroides seeds oil.

Fatty acids Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus Citrullus lanatus var. citroides


Cold pressed Soxhlet SUAE Cold pressed Soxhlet SUAE
C14:0 Myristic acid 0.04 ± 0.01 0.04 ± 0.01 0.04 ± 0.01 0.05 ± 0.01 0.05 ± 0.01 0.05 ± 0.01
C16:0 Palmitic acid 10.29 ± 0.35 10.28 ± 0.36 10.29 ± 0.35 10.07 ± 0.31 10.43 ± 0.33 10.29 ± 0.29
C16:1 Palmitoleic acid 0.07 ± 0.01 0.07 ± 0.01 0.07 ± 0.01 0.1 ± 0.01 0.08 ± 0.01 0.08 ± 0.01
C17:0 Margaric acid 0.10 ± 0.01 0.11 ± 0.01 0.10 ± 0.01 0.06 ± 0.01 0.06 ± 0.01 0.06 ± 0.01
C17:1 Margaroleic acid 0.02 ± 0.01 0.02 ± 0.01 0.014 ± 0.01 0.01 ± 0.01 0.02 ± 0.01
C18:0 Stearic acid 6.97 ± 0.26 6.79 ± 0.22 6.97 ± 0.18 7.98 ± 0.29 8.52 ± 0.20 8.65 ± 0.20
C18:1 Oleic acid 14.76 ± 0.80 14.75 ± 0.84 14.76 ± 0.79 19.08 ± 1.07 16.63 ± 0.94 16.65 ± 0.94
C18:2 Linoleic acid 67.06 ± 0.95 67.43 ± 0.97 67.06 ± 0.92 61.76 ± 0.91 63.76 ± 0.92 63.74 ± 0.95
C18:3 Linolenic acid 0.3 ± 0.05 0.16 ± 0.02 0.3 ± 0.08 0.46 ± 0.11 0.07 ± 0.01 0.06 ± 0.01
C20:0 Arachidic acid 0.29 ± 0.09 0.27 ± 0.09 0.29 ± 0.08 0.32 ± 0.11 0.31 ± 0.10 0.32 ± 0.08
C20:1 Gadoleic acid 0.10 ± 0.01 0.08 ± 0.01 0.10 ± 0.01 0.11 ± 0.01 0.09 ± 0.01 0.08 ± 0.01

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