Research Article

Fatty Acid Profile and Chemical Composition of Oil from Six Varieties of Lupine (Lupinus mutabilis) Consumed in Peru

Table 2

Content (relative amount, %) of fatty acids in the form of methyl esters (FAME) present in the different varieties of lupine oil.

Fatty acidCholo fuerteAndenesYunguyoPatón grandeAlta graciaCommon lupine

Saturated
Lauric (C12:0)<0.1 ± 0.01a<0.1 ± 0.01a<0.1 ± 0.01a<0.1 ± 0.01a<0.1 ± 0.01a<0.1 ± 0.01a
Myristic (C14:0)0.1 ± 0.01a0.1 ± 0.01a0.1 ± 0.01a0.1 ± 0.01a0.1 ± 0.01a0.1 ± 0.01a
Palmitic (C16:1)11.07 ± 0.45a8.83 ± 0.06b10.23 ± 0.25c11.93 ± 0.15d10.63 ± 0.15ac11.2 ± 0.10ac
Pentadecanoic (C15:0)<0.1 ± 0.01a<0.1 ± 0.01a<0.1 ± 0.01a<0.1 ± 0.01a<0.1 ± 0.01a<0.1 ± 0.01a
Heptadecanoic (C17:0)0.1 ± 0.01a<0.1 ± 0.00a0.1 ± 0.01a<0.1 ± 0.01a0.1 ± 0.01a0.1 ± 0.01a
Stearic (C18:0)6.07 ± 0.06a7.7 ± 0.00b8.6 ± 0.00c7.33 ± 0.06d6.6 ± 0.00e5.9 ± 0.00f
Arachidic (C20:0)0.63 ± 0.06a0.8 ± 0.00b0.8 ± 0.00cb0.8 ± 0.00db0.7 ± 0.00e0.6 ± 0.00a
Heneicosanoic (C21:0)<0.1 ± 0.01a<0.1 ± 0.01a<0.1 ± 0.01a0.07 ± 0.01a<0.1 ± 0.01a0.1 ± 0.01a
Behenic (C22:0)0.73 ± 0.06a0.8 ± 0.00b0.7 ± 0.00a0.9 ± 0.00c0.8 ± 0.00db0.7 ± 0.00a
Tricosanoic (C23:0)0.1 ± 0.01a<0.1 ± 0.01a<0.1 ± 0.01a<0.1 ± 0.01a<0.1 ± 0.01a0.1 ± 0.01a
Lignoceric (C24:0)0.1 ± 0.01a0.2 ± 0.01b0.1 ± 0.01a0.2 ± 0.01cb0.17 ± 0.06abc0.2 ± 0.01dbc

Monounsaturated
Palmitoleic (C16:1)0.2 ± 0.01a0.1 ± 0.00b0.2 ± 0.01a0.2 ± 0.01a0.2 ± 0.01a0.1 ± 0.01cb
Oleic (C18:1n9c)42.33 ± 0.15a54.33 ± 0.06b43.6 ± 0.10c41.83 ± 0.06d43.27 ± 0.06e48.3 ± 0.00f
Eicosenoic (C20:1n9)0.1 ± 0.01a0.1 ± 0.01a0.1 ± 0.01a0.1 ± 0.01a0.1 ± 0.01a0.1 ± 0.01a

Polyunsaturated
Linoleic (C18:2n6c)34.70 ± 0.1a23.63 ± 0.06b32.03 ± 0.06c32.8 ± 0.00d33.73 ± 0.06e28.43 ± 0.06f
Linolenic (C18:3n3)2.20 ± 0.00a2.1 ± 0.00b2.3 ± 0.00c2.3 ± 0.00dc2.2 ± 0.00e2.9 ± 0.00f

Note. Results are expressed as means ± standard deviation (n = 3). The different superscripts in the same row indicate statistically significant differences ().