Table 2. Percentage fatty acid content of lipid fractions of T. occidentalis harvested at agronomic maturity and following desiccation at 5oC and 28oC.

 

Treatment

Moisture

content (%)

Tridecanoic

Palmitic

Stearic

Oleic

Linoleic

Heptadecanoic

Hydroperoxide content (absorbance units)

Fresh, mature

seeds

64

90.9

4.68

1.06

0.35

3.02

0

0.02

Dried 9 days

@ 5oC

49

97.8

2.15

0

0.05

0

0

0.24

Dried 9 days

@ 28oC

42

0

0

0

97.2

2.78

0

0.15

Dried 42 days

@ 5oC

19

0

0

60.97

15.7

0

23.37

1.20

Dried 42 days

@28oC

11

0

0.25

6.15

52.9

40.65

0

0.10

 

                                                              Values shown are means of two independent determinations.