| Fatty acids |
Carbon chain |
Safflower seed cultivars |
| Malawi |
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Ethiopian |
| Palmetic |
C16:0 |
6.03 |
6.57 |
6.66 |
| Palmetolic |
C16:1 |
0.06 |
0.09 |
0.09 |
| Margaric Acid |
C17 |
0.02 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
| Margaoliec acid |
C17:1 |
0 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
| Stearic |
C18:0 |
2.61 |
2.01 |
2.06 |
| Oleic |
C18:1 |
14.19 |
11.22 |
11.39 |
| Linoleic |
C18:2 |
74.6 |
78.24 |
77.9 |
| Linolenic |
C18:3 |
0.07 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
| Arachidic |
C20:0 |
0.34 |
0.29 |
0.3 |
| Ecosenoic |
C20:1 |
0.19 |
0.17 |
0.17 |
| Behenic |
C22:0 |
0.24 |
0.24 |
0.25 |
| Unknown |
Unknown |
1.51 |
0.91 |
0.93 |
| Lignoceric Acid |
C24:0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.11 |
| Total saturated fatty acid |
9.34 |
9.24 |
9.4 |
| Total unsaturated fatty acid |
89.11 |
89.8 |
89.64 |
| Nutritional quality index(linoleic/ saturated fatty acid) |
7.99 |
8.47 |
8.29 |
| Oil stability index(oleic/linoleic) |
0.19 |
0.15 |
0.15 |
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