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Table 2 Relative percentage composition (%) of fatty acids detected in white and black sesame seed varieties collected from three different districts (Metema, West Armachiho and Amuru) in Ethiopia

From: Fatty acid composition, total phenolic contents and antioxidant activity of white and black sesame seed varieties from different localities of Ethiopia

Fatty acid

Fatty acid composition (%) (mean ± standard deviation; n = 2)

 

Metema white seed

Metema black seed

West Armachiho white seed

West Armachiho black seed

Amuru white seed

Amuru black seed

Means of the average

Palmitoleic acid

0.087 ± 0.01

0.115 ± 0.01

0.098 ± 0.01

0.109 ± 0.008

0.08 ± 0.009

0.117 ± 0.019

0.101

Palmitic acid

9.87 ± 0.58

10.91 ± 0.44

10.8 ± 0.67

10.98 ± 0.78

9.345 ± 0.88

11.18 ± 0.49

10.64

Margaric acid

0.035 ± 0.003

0.032 ± 0.004

0.036 ± 0.006

0.028 ± 0.004

0.03 ± 0.004

0.027 ± 0.003

0.031

Linoleic acid

44.31 ± 1.77

42.5 ± 2.99

43.7 ± 2.11

43.3 ± 2.96

43.9 ± 3.19

44.0 ± 3.10

43.6

Oleic acid

37.85 ± 2.27

38.88 ± 3.94

37.98 ± 4.01

38.18 ± 3.11

38.95 ± 3.35

37.19 ± 2.24

38.2

Cis-vaccenic acid

0.778 ± 0.09

0.936 ± 0.087

0.811 ± 0.076

0.906 ± 0.089

0.78 ± 0.071

0.957 ± 0.073

0.861

Stearic acid

6.335 ± 0.55

6.022 ± 0.05

6.523 ± 0.074

5.78 ± 0.43

6.238 ± 0.51

5.823 ± 0.44

6.12

Arachidic acid

0.627 ± 0.069

0.595 ± 0.06

0.634 ± 0.068

0.588 ± 0.061

0.59 ± 0.061

0.596 ± 0.039

0.605

Behenic acid

0.092 ± 0.085

–

–

0.093 ± 0.01

0.083 ± 0.009

0.094 ± 0.012

0.091