Table 2

Comparison of fatty acid composition (g/100g) of “Sefri” Moroccan pomegranate seed oil with literature.

Compound Our results (g/100g oil) (Jing et al., 2012) (Fadavi et al., 2006) (Sassano et al., 2009) (Hernandez et al., 2011) (Elfalleh et al., 2011)
Miristic acid (C14:0) 0.1–4.7 Tr-0.85
Palmitic acid (C16:0) 2.64 ± 0.24 2.82–3.61 2.8–16.7 2.87–3.06 2.99–4.3 3.13–11.82
Stearic acid (C18:0) 1.73 ± 0.17 1.6–2.81 0.3–9.9 2.21–2.37 1.6–2.38 2.28–15.64
Oleic acid (C18:1) 3.64 ± 0.29 3.37–6.01 4.8–17.4 6.82–7.17 5.23–6.85 3.03–12.88
Linoleic acid (C18:2) 4.11 ± 0.57 3.74–5.13 0.7–24.4 6.46–6.84 4.98–8.54 3.57–13.92
Linolenic acid (C18:3) 7.43–11.71
Arachidic acid (C20:0) 0.37 ± 0.09 0.25–0.35 0.43–0.49 Tr-1.7
Gadoleic acid (C20:1) 0.6–9.94
Ecosoneic acid (C20:1) 0.42 ± 0.11 0.64–0.66
Behenic acid (C22:0) 0–3.9
Punicic acid (C18:3) 75.1 ± 1.62 73.45–78.80 55.8–86.6 64.9–71.76 80.41–91.03 12.45–55.45
α–Eleostearic acid (C18:3) 3.73 ± 0.47 4.6–6.15 8.63–22.53
Catalpic acid (C18:3) 6.7 ± 0.35 2.64–4.59 6.17–17.09
β–Eleostearic acid (C18:3) 1.43 ± 0.11 0.49–2.39 0–17.82
Lignoceric acid (C24:0) 0.04–0.51 0–8.1
Nervonic acid (C24:1) 0.15–0.24
SFA 4.74          
MUFA 4.06          
PUFA 91.07          
UFA 95.13          
CLnA 86.96          
Total 99.87          

Values are given as means of three replicates ± SD.

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