No Component Safflower seed cultivars
Malawi Giza1 Ethiopian
1  Undecane(C11) 0 0.19 0
2 DodecaneC12) 0.82 0.76 1.22
3 Tridecane (C13) 0 0.53 0
4 Tetradecane (C14) 0 0.13 0
5 Pentadecane (C15) 0 0.21 0
6 Hexadecane (C16) 4.06 3.32 5.68
7 Hebtadecane(C17) 0 0.74 0.77
8 Octadecane (C18) 0 0.46 2.09
9 Nonadecane (C19) 2.4 1.08 2.68
10 Eicosane (C20) 2.98 2.28 0
11 Heneicosane(21) 5.46 8 15.47
12 Docosane (C22) 7.67 7.22 7.41
13 Tricosane(C23) 9.45 8.79 8.72
14 Tetracosane (C24) 7.2 6.53 5.72
15 pentacosane(C25) 10.46 9.97 9.48
16 Hexacosane (C26) 7.3 6.27 6.61
17 Hebtacosane(C27) 9.12 9.21 8.91
18 Octacosane(C28) 12.02 7.26 8.23
19 Nonacosane (29) 10.1 9.8 6.59
20  triacontane (30) 5.63 5.24 4.47
21 Campsterol 1.84 2.81 2.39
22 Stigmasterol 2.73 7.14 2.58
23 β-sitosterol 0.75 2.04 0.97
Total hydrocarbons 94.68 88 94.06
Total sterols 5.32 12 5.94
Table 5: Unsaponifiable matters content of safflower seed varieties (% of the total unsaponifiable matters).