Table 2. Fatty acid composition of the moringa leaf and green tea powders

  Moringa leaf Green tea
Crude lipids (%) 7.79±0.021)*2) 5.33±0.02
Fatty acid (% of total fatty acids)
   Lauric acid (C12:0) 0.42±0.02* 0.18±0.04
   Myristic acid (C14:0) 2.80±0.06* 0.81±0.01
   Palmitic acid (C16:0) 22.88±0.52 25.54±0.33*
   Palmitoleic acid (C16:1) 0.22±0.00 0.42±0.01*
   Heptadecanoic acid (C17:0) 0.42±0.01* 0.23±0.02
   Heptadecenoic acid (C17:1) 0.41±0.00NS 0.32±0.25
   Stearic acid (C18:0) 4.69±0.11* 3.32±0.11
   Oleic acid (C18:1n-9c) 5.60±0.15 7.27±0.15*
   Vaccenic acid (C18:1n-7c) 9.18±0.29* 1.07±0.23
   Linoleic acid (C18:2n-6c) 7.97±2.05 16.50±0.08*
   Arachidic acid (C20:0) 1.88±0.02* 0.22±0.01
   α-Linolenic acid (C18:3n-3) 28.53±0.63 40.55±0.40*
   Eicosadienoic acid (C20:2) 0.46±0.04* 0.15±0.17
   Behenic acid (C22:0) 3.06±0.01* 0.39±0.01
   Erucic acid (C22:1n-9) 2.20±0.08* 0.38±0.14
   Tricosylic acid (C23:0) 0.54±0.06* 0.24±0.01
   Lignoceric acid (C24:0) 7.16±0.03* 1.29±0.02
   Nervonic acid (C24:1n9) 0.48±0.1NS 0.31±0.21
   ∑SFA3) 44.56±0.78* 32.60±0.43
   ∑USFA3) 55.48±0.83 67.59±0.51*
   ∑MUFA3) 18.28±0.57* 10.20±0.80
   ∑PUFA3) 37.19±1.38 57.39±0.29*
Each value is mean±SD (n=3).
Indicate a significant difference between moringa leaves and green tea by Student’s t-test at p<0.05. NS, not significantly different at p<0.05.
SFA, saturated fatty acid; USFA, unsaturated fatty acid; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acid; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acid.