Table 13.3
Fatty acid composition of Nigella
seeds (% of total fatty acid methyl esters)
Myristic s
(C14, 0)
Myristoleic
(C14, 1)
Palmitic
(C16, 0)
Palmitoleic
(C16, 1)
Margaric
(C17, 0)
Stearic
(C18, 0)
Oleic
(C18, 1)
Linoleic
(C18, 2)
Linolenic
(18, 3n)
Arachidic
(C20, 0)
Eicosenoic
(C20, 1n9)
Behenic
(C22, 0)
Lignoceric
(C24, 0)
Reference
–
–
13.49
–
–
2.26
23.52
59.70
0.77
–
–
–
–
Solati et al.
(2014)
0.21
–
12.84
0.28
–
3.38
22.58
58.23
–
0.22
0.38
0.035
0.041
Hosseini et al.
(2013)
0.35–0.41
–
17.2–18.4
0.78–1.15
–
2.8–3.69
23.7–25
49.1–50.3 0.32–0.34
0.14–0.22
0.32–0.34
1.98–2.6
–
CheikhRouhou et al.
(2007)
1.0
–
13.1
0.2
2.3
23.8
58.5
0.4
0.5
–
–
–
Asdadi et al.
(2014)
0.90
0.18
11.9
0.30
–
2.28
23.58
59.34
0.30
0.14
–
–
1.08
Al-Jassir
(1992)
–
–
13
–
–
3.16
24.1
57.3
–
–
–
–
–
Ramadan et al.
(2003)
–
–
12.3–14.8
–
–
3.2–4.6
14.2–18.4 60.5–61.7 0.4–0.7
–
–
–
–
Edris (2010)
0.13
–
12.01
0.25
0.06
2.77
23.95
57.49
0.25
0.15
0.27
–
0.31
Kiralan et al.
(2014)
1.02–1.30
–
14.11–15.0 ND
–
3.0–3.04
21.5–21.7 55.65
2.24
–
–
–
–
Khoddami
et al. (2011)
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