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| Ap | Gv | Fl | Cc | Pp | Ds | Dc | Pr | ||
| Total lipid3 | (% of dry matter) | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Fatty acids composition2 |
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| C12:0 | Lauric acid | n.d.2 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 0.16 | 0.13 | n.d. |
| C13:0 | Tridecanoic acid | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 2.8 | n.d. | n.d. |
| C14:0 | Myristic acid | 1.3 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 8.5 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 5.6 |
| C14:1 n5 | Myristolenic acid | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 0.5 |
| C15:0 | Pentadecanoic acid | n.d. | 0.3 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| C16:0 | Palmitic acid | 16.9 | 21.6 | 44.4 | 36.1 | 29.0 | 28.1 | 26.2 | 26.8 |
| C16:1 n7 | Palmitol acid | 1.5 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 3.2 | n.d. | 5.4 | 1.7 | 6.4 |
| C17:0 | Margaric acid | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 0.3 | n.d. | 0.3 |
| C17:1 n7 | Heptadecenoic acid | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.8 | n.d. | 3.4 |
| C18:0 | Stearic acid | 1.8 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 2.6 |
| C18:1 n9 | Oleic acid | 19.2 | 16.2 | 16.4 | 12.2 | 3.6 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 7.6 |
| C18:1 n7 | cis-vaccen acid | 2.3 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 2.3 |
| C18:2 n6 | Linoleic acid | 2.0 | 7.4 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| C18:3 n6 | Gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) | 0.6 | 0.6 | n.d. | 0.5 | n.d. | 0.2 | n.d. | n.d. |
| C18:3 n3 | alpha-linoleic acid (ALA) | 0.6 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 3.8 | n.d. | 1.2 |
| C18:4 n3 | Stearidonic acid (SDA) | n.d. | 1.8 | n.d. | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | n.d. | 1.9 |
| C20:0 | Arachidic acid | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 0.1 | n.d. | 0.2 |
| C20:1 n11 | Gadolenic acid | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 0.3 | n.d. | 0.7 |
| C20:1 n9 | Eicosenoic acid | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 0.5 | n.d. | 0.9 |
| C20:2 n6 | Eicosadienoic acid | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 0.3 | n.d. | 0.3 |
| C20:3 n6 | Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid (DGLA) | 3.7 | 2.1 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 0.2 | n.d. | 0.3 |
| C20:4 n6 | Arachidonic acid (AA) | 28.2 | 18.9 | 10.2 | 15.5 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 17.0 | 13.2 |
| C20:5 n3 | Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) | 12.2 | 3.2 | 8.7 | 11.6 | 41.7 | 4.2 | 13.4 | 6.2 |
| C22:0 | Behenic acid | 1.2 | n.d. | n.d. | 0.1 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 4.6 | n.d. |
| C22:1 n9 | Erucic acid | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 0.3 | n.d. | n.d. |
| C22:5 n3 | Clupanodonic acid (DPA) | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 0.3 | n.d. | n.d. |
| C22:6 n3 | Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) | 1.1 | n.d. | n.d. | 0.62 | n.d. | 2.0 | n.d. | 3.7 |
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| Not identified fatty acids | 6.5 | 13.8 | 6.3 | 7.7 | 3.2 | 24.0 | 21.7 | 14.0 |
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| ω3 | 13.9 | 7.7 | 9.0 | 13.9 | 43.0 | 11.4 | 13.5 | 13.0 |
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| ω6 | 34.5 | 29.0 | 11.2 | 17.8 | 4.3 | 7.4 | 18.5 | 15.3 |
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| ω9 | 19.2 | 16.2 | 16.4 | 12.2 | 3.6 | 8.3 | 6.5 | 8.5 |
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| ω6/ω3 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 |