Table 3. Fatty acid composition of citrus, apple, and grape peel powders (unit: %)

Fatty acid Citrus Apple Grape F-value
Capric acid (C10:0) 0.10±0.00b1)2) 0.10±0.00b 0.23±0.06a 33.00***3)
Lauric acid (C12:0) 0.30±0.00b 0.20±0.00c 0.50±0.00a 48.69***
Myristic acid (C14:0) 0.53±0.06a 0.10±0.00c 0.40±0.00b 225.00***
Pentadecanoic acid (C15:0) 0.20±0.00b 0.13±0.06c 0.30±0.00a 57.00***
Palmitic acid (C16:0) 18.47±0.23b 19.37±0.38a 16.10±0.35c 3,133.83***
Heptadecanoic acid (C17:0) ND4) 0.20±0.00b 0.50±0.00 ND
Stearic acid (C18:0) 3.60±0.10b 2.73±0.06c 4.13±0.06a 2,430.67***
Arachidic acid (C20:0) 0.83±0.06b 0.10±0.00c 1.27±0.06a 659.33***
Behenic acid (C22:0) ND 0.33±0.06b 0.60±0.00a 304.00***
Lignoceric acid (C24:0) ND 0.20±0.00b 0.43±0.06a 153.00***
Saturated5) 24.07±0.51a 23.70±0.53b 23.40±0.52b 2,076.79***
Myristoleic acid (C14:1) 0.23±0.06c 0.60±0.00a 0.43±0.06b 120.67***
Palmitoleic acid (C16:1) 0.80±0.00c 1.40±0.00a 1.27±0.06b 1,440.00***
Oleic acid (C18:1n9) 27.33±0.87a 25.03±0.49b 21.00±0.53c 1,458.38***
Eicosenoic acid (C20:1) ND ND 0.20±0.00 ND
Monounsaturated 28.37±0.67a 27.00±0.72b 26.47±0.49b 1,856.28***
Linoleic acid (C18:2n6) 40.00±0.95c 45.63±1.15b 47.93±1.05a 1,822.17***
ɣ-Linolenic acid (C18:3n6) ND 0.10±0.00b 0.33±0.06a 1,815.37***
Linolenic acid (C18:3n3) 7.57±0.21a 3.90±0.10c 4.20±0.10b 89.00***
Polyunsaturated 47.57±1.29b 49.23±1.07b 53.27±1.21a 1,774.09***
All values are mean±SD (n=3).
Means with different superscript letters (a-d) within a row are significantly different at p<0.05 according to Duncan’s multiple range test.
***p<0.001.
ND, not detected.
Saturated, monounsaturated, and unsaturated fatty acid contents are calculated as the sum of individual identified fatty acids in each category.