2-methyloxolane as alternative solvent for lipid extraction and its effect on the cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica L.) seed oil fractions | OCL

Technological challenges in oilseed crushing and refining / Défis technologiques de la trituration et du raffinage des oléagineux

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Table 2

Relative percentage of fatty acid profiles of cactus seed oil.

Fatty acid (%)	Oil (n-hexane)	Oil (2-MeO)
Myristic acid [C14:0]	0.10 ± 0.01^a	0.09 ± 0.01^a
Palmitic acid [C16:0]	11.75 ± 0.02^a	11.70 ± 0.14^a
Stearic acid [C18:0]	3.28 ± 0.01^a	3.14 ± 0.05^a
Arachidic acid [C20:0]	0.33 ± 0.01^a	0.30 ± 0.01^b
Margaric acid [C17:0]	0.06 ± 0.01^a	0.06 ± 0.01^a
Σ SFA	15.52 ± 0.25^a	15.29 ± 0.10^a
Palmitoleic acid [C16:1]	0.75 ± 0.01^a	0.76 ± 0.01^a
Heptadecenoic acid [C17:1]	0.02 ± 0.01^a	0.02 ± 0.01^a
Oleic acid [C18:1]	21.22 ± 0.03^b	20.95 ± 0.12^a
Eicosenoic acid [C20:1]	0.35 ± 0.01^a	0.33 ± 0.01^a
Σ MUFA	22.34 ± 0.5^a	22.06 ± 0.2^a
Linoleic acid [C18:2]	61.52 ± 0.09^a	61.67 ± 0.24^a
Linolenic acid [C18:3]	0.25 ± 0.05^a	0.3 ± 0.05^a
Σ PUFA	61.77 ± 0.5^a	62.27 ± 0.5^a
Others	0.10 ± 0.01^a	0.09 ± 0.01^a

SFA-Saturated Fatty acids, MUFA-Monounsaturated fatty acids, PUFA-Polyunsaturated fatty acids. Results are expressed as average ± standard deviation (n = 3); Values with same superscript letters within the rows do not differ significantly (p < 0.05).

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