Fatty Acids Red pitaya pulp (Hylocereusundatus) % Fatty acids
Palmitic acid C16:0 62.740 mg/100mL 12.632 
Palmitoleic acidC16:1 ω 7 1.765 mg/100g 0.355
Heptadecanoic acid C17:0 0.373 mg/100g 0.075
Heptadecanoic acid C17:1 ω 7 0.580 mg/100g 0.116
Oleic acid C18:1 C ω9 22.066 mg/100g 4.442
Oleic acid C18:1 T ω9 107.040 mg/100g 21.551
Linoleic acid C18:2 C ω6 252.650 mg/100g 50.869
LinoleicacidC18:2 T ω6 0.690 mg/100g 0.138
Alpha Linolenic acid C18:3 ω 3 4.569 mg/100g 0.919
α-linolenic acid C18:3 ω 6 0.762 mg/100g 0.153
Arachidic acidC20:0 4.587 mg/100g 0.923
Eicosatrienoic acid C20:3 ω 6 0.615 mg/100g 0.123
Arachidonic acid C20:4 ω 6 1.384 mg/100g 0.278
Eicosapentaenoic acid C20:5 ω 3 0.304 mg/100g 0.061
Heneicosanoic acid C21:0 0.610 mg/100g 0.122
Behenic acid C22:0 3.713 mg/100g 0.747
Docosahexaenoic acid C22:6 ω 3 0.608 mg/100g 0.122
Tricosanoic acid C23:0 0.351 mg/100g 0.070
Lignoceric acid C24:0 2.527 mg/100g 0.508
Tetracosenoic acid C24:1 ω 9 0.309 mg/100g 0.062
Stearic acid C18:0 27.333 mg/100g 5.503
EicosamonoeinoicC20:1 ω 9 1.091 mg/100g 0.219
Total saturated fatty acids (%) 20.580
Total unsaturated fatty acids (%) 79.408
* All analyses were performed in duplicate and results represent the mean of duplicates
Table 3: Fatty acids present in red pitaya pulp (Hylocereus undatus ) cultivated in Brazil.