Table 2

Comparison of fatty acid composition (relative% w/w) of kernel and mesocarp of licuri and oil palm fruits. afrom (Iha et al., 2014); bfrom (Sehgal and Sharma, 2021).

Fatty acid Carbons Oil palm kernel Licuri kernel Oil palm mesocarp Licuri mesocarp




b a This work b This work
Caproic C6:0 Traces - Traces
Caprylic C8:0 3 13 12.0 ± 0.0 Traces
Capric C10:0 3 8 5.9 ± 0.4 Traces
Lauric C12:0 50 48 49.0 ± 0.3 0
Myristic C14:0 18 14 13.4 ± 0.2 1
Palmitic C16:0 10 5 5.4 ± 0.1 38 41.5 ± 0.4
Stearic C18:0 2 2 2.4 ± 0.1 4 3.1 ± 0.2
Oleic C18:1 12 7 9.7 ± 0.6 41 34.6 ± 0.1
Linoleic C18:2 cis/cis 9.12 2 3 2.2 ± 0.2 13 20.8 ± 0.2
Others (not identified) 3 4.0 ± 0.8
Saturated chains (%) 86 90 88.1 ± 0.9 44 44.6 ± 0.2
Monounsaturated chains (%) 12 7 9.7 ± 0.6 41 34.6 ± 0.1
Polyunsaturated chains (%) 2 3 2.2 ± 0.2 13 20.8 ± 0.2

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