Research Article

Characterization of Sweet Almond Oil Content of Four European Cultivars (Ferragnes, Ferraduel, Fournat, and Marcona) Recently Introduced in Morocco

Table 6

Triacylglycerol molecular species of four almond oil varieties produced in eastern Morocco.

Triacylglycerols (%)MarconaFournatFerragnesFerraduel

LLL03.24 ± 0.56a05.18 ± 0.28b03.06 ± 0.75a3.65 ± 0.87ab
LLO16.19 ± 2.02a18.43 ± 0.04a14.08 ± 1.51a15.90 ± 2.21a
LPL02.78 ± 0.11a03.86 ± 0.64b0.75 ± 0.34a2.71 ± 0.46a
OOL27.25 ± 0.49c24.72 ± 0.19a24.66 ± 0.19a25.79 ± 0.24b
LLS + POL09.27 ± 0.17a12.32 ± 0.05b10.21 ± 0.05a9.63 ± 0.76a
PPL0.34 ± 0.17a0.42 ± 0.13a0.3 ± 0.01a0.33 ± 0.12a
OOO28.72 ± 1.77b21.49 ± 0.2a28.12 ± 0.72b30.00 ± 3.45b
POO09.02 ± 1.03a9.38 ± 0.15a11.19 ± 0.73b09.01 ± 0.46a
SLO0.05 ± 0.00a0.96 ± 0.26b0.81 ± 0.53ab0.12 ± 0.07b
POP0.92 ± 0.08a0.79 ± 0.18a0.69 ± 0.09a0.80 ± 0.05a
SOO02.10 ± 0.22a02.25 ± 0.16a03.76 ± 0.24b1.99 ± 0.27a

O = oleic, L = linoleic, P = palmitic, and S = stearic. Significant differences in the same row are shown by different letters (a–c) for varieties ().