Fatty Acid

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Relative Composition (%)

Scientific Name

Paje

Serowe

Tsamaya

Mmadinare

Saturated Acid

Palmitic

Hexadecanoic

C16:0

14.22

15.12

18.06

15.03

Stearic

Octadecanoic

C18:0

8.39

8.31

10.21

7.16

Total Saturated

22.61

23.42

28.27

22.19

Unsaturated Acid

Oleic

Cis-9-octadenoic

C18:1

43.14

41.9

48.65

37.92

Linoleic

Cis-9,12-octadecadienoic

C18:2

31.42

32.2

18.35

37.48

Palmitoleic

9-hexadecenoic

C16:1

1.01

1.09

1.23

1.03

Isooleic acid

10-octadecenoic

C18:1

1.45

1.39

1.75

1.38

Total Unsaturated

77.02

76.58

69.98

77.81

Total monounsaturated

45.62

44.88

51.06

37.92

Total polyunsaturated

31.42

32.20

18.35

37.48