Table 4 Relative abundances of fatty acids (mean ± SE) in the flesh of avocado cultivar Hass fruit pollinated by self-pollen (Hass) or cross-pollen (Shepard).

From: SNP markers reveal relationships between fruit paternity, fruit quality and distance from a cross-pollen source in avocado orchards

Fatty acid

Pollen parent

Hass (self-pollinated)

Shepard (cross-pollinated)

N = 96

N = 83

Palmitic—C16:0 (%)

31.8 ± 0.9

32.1 ± 0.9

Palmitoleic—C16:1 cis (%)

11.6 ± 0.7

11.9 ± 0.5

Stearic—C18:0 (%)

0.4 ± 0.0

0.4 ± 0.0

Oleic—C18:1 cis (%)

40.0 ± 1.3

39.1 ± 1.0

Elaidic—C18:1 trans (%)

7.0 ± 0.3

7.1 ± 0.3

Linoleic—C18:2 (%)

9.2 ± 0.5

9.4 ± 0.5

Saturated fatty acids (SFA)

31.9 ± 0.9

32.7 ± 1.0

Unsaturated fatty acids (UFA)

68.1 ± 0.9

67.3 ± 1.0

UFA:SFA

2.17 ± 0.09a

2.08 ± 0.09b

  1. Means ± SE with different letters are significantly different (mixed model; P ≤ 0.05; n = 32 trees).
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