Table 1

Fatty acids composition (% of total FA) of moringa (Moringa oleifera) and cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) seeds oils and blends.

Fatty acids MSO:CSO oil blends %

  (100:0) (75:25) (50:50) (25:75) (0:100)
Saturated FA          
   Palmitic 5.90 ± 0.139e 6.91 ± 0.015d 8.50 ± 0.045c 10.06 ± 0.140b 11.75 ± 0.025a
   Stearic 4.45 ± 0.112a 4.68 ± 0.025a 4.34 ± 0.012b 3.94 ± 0.031c 3.45 ± 0.010d
   Arachidic 3.21 ± 0.046a 2.85 ± 0.006b 2.03 ± 0.006c 1.19 ± 0.012d 0.35 ± 0.015e
   Behenic 6.49 ± 0.082a 5.43 ± 0.031b 3.69 ± 0.020c 1.98 ± 0.006d 0.20 ± 0.006e
   Lignoceric 1.36 ± 0.023a 1.06 ± 0.006b 0.75 ± 0.015bc 0.45 ± 0.015cd 0.13 ± 0.006d
   Palmitoleic 1.42 ± 0.040a 1.23 ± 0.026b 0.97 ± 0.015c 0.78 ± 0.015d 0.64 ± 0.006e
   Oleic 65.78 ± 1.054a 53.02 ± 0.026b 41.19 ± 0.051c 28.88 ± 0.080d 16.25 ± 0.015e
   Vaccenic 6.15 ± 0.045a 6.28 ± 0.025b 5.70 ± 0.015c 5.17 ± 0.006d 4.56 ± 0.012e
   Linoleic 0.62 ± 0.010e 15.21 ± 0.040d 29.75 ± 0.015c 44.98 ± 0.093b 60.64 ± 0.086a
   Linolenic 0.17 ± 0.000d 0.15 ± 0.006d 0.18 ± 0.00c 0.20 ± 0.006b 0.22 ± 0.012a
   Gondoic 2.29 ± 0.012a 1.74 ± 0.015b 1.23 ± 0.00c 0.75 ± 0.021d 0.22 ± 0.010e
SFA 21.41 20.93 19.31 17.62 15.88
MUFA 75.64 62.27 49.09 35.58 21.67
PUFA 0.79 15.36 29.93 45.18 60.86
PUFA/SFA 0.04 0.73 1.55 2.56 3.83
Total USFA 76.43 77.63 79.02 80.76 82.53
Total FA 97.84 98.56 98.33 98.38 98.41
Cox value 0.82 2.19 3.26 5.02 6.50

MSO: Moringa (Moringa oleifera) seeds oil; CSO: cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) seeds oil; values are means ± SD; means having the different case letter(s) within a row are significantly different at P ≤ 0.05.

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