Research Article

Biochemical Characterization of Seed Oil of Tunisian Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) Accessions with Special Reference to Its Fatty Acid Composition and Oil Content

Table 2

Mean values of oil content and relative fatty acid composition of 22 sunflower accessions.

AccessionsPalmitic acid (C16 : 0) (%)Stearic acid (C18 : 0) (%)Oleic acid (C18 : 1) (%)Linoleic acid (C18 : 2) (%)Arachidic acid (C20 : 0) (%)Gadoleic acid (C20 : 1) (%)Behenic acid (C22 : 0) (%)Oil content (%)

TL17.41ab ± 0.434.96b ± 0.0529.9bd ± 1.8750.62g ± 6.080.92ac ± 0.402.01af ± 1.161.31af ± 0.7452be ± 1.53
TL213.5c ± 4.054.07a ± 0.1325.95ab ± 0.4236.92bd ± 1.212.14ag ± 0.350.58a ± 0.332.96fg ± 0.8950.67bc ± 1.20
TL57.16ab ± 0.116.91ef ± 0.4130.68bd ± 0.4540.48ce ± 0.295.57ij ± 0.304.11f ± 0.112.3df ± 0.3055.67ce ± 1.45
TL77.26ab ± 0.265.01b ± 0.0130.89be ± 0.4941.59df ± 1.125.98j ± 0.021.15ac ± 1.150.79ae ± 0.7951bd ± 2.08
TL812.99c ± 0.016.97ef ± 0.0329.91bd ± 0.0930.23ab ± 0.234.11gj ± 0.112.0af ± 0.004.11g ± 0.1158.67de ± 0.88
TL96.67a ± 0.766.07cd ± 0.5032.28bf ± 2.5641.9df ± 4.204.52hj ± 2.583.15cf ± 1.742.17df ± 1.2055.33ce ± 2.33
TL116.57a ± 0.066.06cd ± 0.0636.17df ± 0.1734.1ac ± 0.104.04f ± 0.042.93bf ± 0.071.97cf ± 0.0349.67bc ± 1.33
TL1310.02b ± 0.545.87cd ± 0.5831.21be ± 2.4046.25eg ± 6.540.12a ± 0.071.42ad ± 0.742.62eg ± 1.3935.33a ± 3.76
TL178.23ab ± 0.144.09a ± 0.0934.01cf ± 0.0130.2ab ± 0.2012.27k ± 0.271.55ad ± 0.052.97fg ± 0.0357.33ce ± 1.67
TL188.97ab ± 0.035.03b ± 0.0320a ± 1050.05g ± 0.051.02ad ± 0.021.12ac ± 0.021.29af ± 0.0150bc ± 0.00
TL197.97ab ± 0.266.07cd ± 0.3233.67bf ± 2.0544.07dg ± 1.701.96ae ± 0.873.54df ± 1.741.62af ± 0.4756.67ce ± 2.03
TL207.98ab ± 0.024.05a ± 0.0526.97ac ± 0.0346.23eg ± 0.232.48bg ± 0.028.09g ± 0.091.93bf ± 0.0750.67bc ± 3.84
TL227.97ab ± 0.036.08cd ± 0.0826.93ac ± 0.0729.9ab ± 0.102.08af ± 0.084f ± 0.000a ± 0.0046.67b ± 2.19
TL237.93ab ± 0.674.07a ± 0.0737.2df ± 02049.95g ± 0.050.2a ± 0.000.12a ± 0.020.1ab ± 0.0055.67ce ± 3.33
TL257.51ab ± 0.016.49de ± 0.0130bd ± 0.0040.48ce ± 0.022.99dh ± 0.013.98ef ± 0.028.87 h ± 0.1355.33ce ± 1.86
TL269.32ab ± 0.094.07a ± 0.0734.22cf ± 0.1144.01dg ± 0.012.75ch ± 0.143bf ± 0.002.34df ± 0.0956ce ± 1.73
TL276.23a ± 0.154a ± 0.0039.95f ± 0.0548.41fg ± 0.240.22a ± 0.020.30a ± 0.000.2ac ± 0.0159.67e ± 1.33
TL297.51ab ± 0.015.81c ± 0.0137.16df ± 0.1647.48eg ± 0.020.47ab ± 0.000.71ab ± 0.010.5ad ± 0.0056ce ± 2.08
TL308.02ab ± 0.024.93b ± 0.0726.72ac ± 0.0236.92bd ± 0.083.41eh ± 0.013.07cf ± 0.070a ± 0.0055.33ce ± 2.33
TL318.96ab ± 0.047.97g ± 0.0338.80ef ± 0.0038.47cd ± 0.032.03af ± 0.031.91af ± 0.011.91bf ± 0.0155.33ce ± 4.18
TL3221.56d ± 0.067.50fg ± 0.0035.46df ± 0.0428.87a ± 0.131.82ae ± 0.022.29af ± 0.010.62ad ± 0.0254.33ce ± 0.88
TL337.02ab ± 0.144.63ab ± 0.2134.98df ± 0.9047.9fg ± 2.061.14ad ± 0.571.68ae ± 0.971.77af ± 0.9953be ± 2.52
Mean8.945.4931.9641.142.832.41.9353.2

Means with different letters in the same column differ significantly at 5% as a probability level.