Table 2 Fatty acid chemical composition of candlenut oil according to solvents used in extraction
Number | Identified fatty acids | Retention time | Hexane | Methanol | Centrifuged methanol |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% of Area | |||||
1 | Methyl hexanoate | 8.320 | 1.3904 | – | – |
2 | Methyl octanoate | 9.416 | 0.1678 | – | – |
3 | Methyl myristate | 17.457 | – | – | 0.1755 |
4 | Methyl palmitate | 20.998 | 21.2427 | 19.8421 | – |
5 | Methyl palmitoleate | 21.046 | – | – | 37.4686 |
6 | Methyl heptadecanoate | 22.176 | 0.3760 | – | 0.4484 |
7 | Cis-10-heptadecenoic acid methyl ester | 22.761 | – | – | 0.1612 |
8 | Methyl stearate | 23.789 | – | – | 0.085 |
9 | Trans-9-elaidic acid methyl ester | 24.496 | 5.9588 | 3.8231 | 10.3682 |
10 | Linolelaidic acid metheyl ester | 25.348 | 40.3870 | 33.6412 | – |
11 | Methyl arachidate | 26.842 | – | 41.6657 | 48.0404 |
12 | Methyl eicosanoate | 27.679 | – | – | 2.1375 |
13 | Cis-11,14,17-eicosatrienoic acid methyl ester | 30.657 | – | – | 1.1152 |