Table 5 Average fatty acid ratios in the Zaity and Kaissy varieties.

From: Effect of maturity stages on triglyceride and fatty acid profiles in olive oil from Zaity and Kaissy varieties grown in Syria

Variety

Maturity date

Arachidic

Linolenic

Linoleic

Oleic

Stearic

Palmitoleic

Palmetic

Zaity

October

0.37b

0.64d

8.33f

72.37c

3.76b

0.60d

13.91a

November

0.38a

0.69e

9.05e

71.35d

3.91a

0.64c

13.962a

December

0.35b

0.77bc

9. 5d

71.05e

3.79ab

0.66c

13.95a

Mean

0.36

0.70

8.77

71.83

3.82

0.60

13.94

Kaissy

October

0.51c

0.68b

12.54c

68.51a

3.66a

0.68c

13.25b

November

0.51c

0.66 cd

13.7b

67.63b

3.67a

0.72b

13.28b

December

0.49d

0.90a

13.96a

66.6c

3.70a

0.76a

13.49b

Mean

0.50

0.75

13.4

67.7

3.68

0.71

13.18