Research Article

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

Table 7

Coefficient of correlation (r) and variation between the oxidative stability of almond oil and O/L, C18 : 1, PPT, PUFA/SFA, C18 : 2, OOL, LLL, OOO, and α-tocopherol.

r

O/L0.95<0.001
C18 : 10.92<0.001
PPT0.86<0.001
PUFA/SFA−0.92<0.001
C18 : 2−0.94<0.001
OOL0.78<0.01
LLL−0.71<0.01
OOO0.68<0.05
α-tocopherol0.30NS

O: oleic, L: linoleic, PPT: total phenol content, PUFA: polyunsaturated fatty acids, SFA: saturated fatty acids, NS: no significance.