Fatty acid | Fatty acid % | Fatty acid % in reference oils* | ||||
M. Asuit | M. Oraby | M. Monofya | Cotton seeds oil | Soybean oil | Olive oil | |
Palmitic acid (C16:0) | 6.09 | 5.66 | 6.44 | 21.40 - 26.40 | 8.0 - 13.50 | 7.50 - 20 |
Palmitoleic acid (C16:1) | 1.80 | 1.43 | 1.92 | 0.05 - 1.20 | 0.05 - 0.20 | 30 - 3.50 |
Margaric acid (C17:0) | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.05 - 0.10 | 0.05 - 0.10 | 0.0 - 0.30 |
Heptadecenoic acid (C17:1) | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.05 - 0.10 | 0.05 - 0.10 | 0.0 - 0.30 |
Stearic acid (C18:0) | 7.94 | 4.79 | 7.12 | 2.10 - 3.30 | 2.0 - 5.40 | 0.50 - 5.0 |
Oleic acid (C18:1) | 73.30 | 79.58 | 73.51 | 14.70 - 21.70 | 170 - 30.0 | 55.0 - 83 |
Linoleic acid (C18:2) | 0.59 | 0.58 | 0.59 | 46.70 - 58.20 | 48.0 - 59.0 | 3.50 - 21 |
Linolenic acid (C18:3) | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.05 - 0.40 | 4.50 - 11.0 | 0.0 - 1.0 |
Arachidic acid (C20:0) | 5.10 | 1.57 | 4.71 | 0.20 - 0.50 | 0.10 - 0.60 | 0.0 - 0.60 |
Gadoleic acid (C20:1) | 1.18 | 3.16 | 2.74 | 0.05 - 0.10 | 0.05 - 0.50 | 0.0 - 0.40 |
Behenic acid (C22:0) | 3.62 | 2.89 | 2.62 | 0.05 - 0.60 | 0.05 - 0.70 | 0.0 - 0.20 |
Unknown | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
SFA | 22.83 | 15.00 | 20.98 | 23.85 - 31.00 | 10.25 - 20.80 | 8.0 - 26.30 |
USFA | 77.14 | 84.98 | 78.99 | 61.60 - 81.70 | 69.65 - 100.80 | 61.50 - 109.20 |
USFA/SFA | 3.33 | 5.67 | 3.76 | 2.50 - 2.60 | 4.80 - 6.70 | 4.10 - 7.60 |