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Table 1 Carotenoids and tocopherols (mg.kg -1 of total lipids) of Acacia seed oils

From: Minor lipid components of some Acacia species: potential dietary health benefits of the unexploited seeds

Species

Oil content (dw%)

Carotenoids

Tocopherols

Total tocopherols

  

Lutein

Zeaxanthin

Total carotenoids

α tocopherol

γ tocopherol

δ tocopherol

 

Acacia ligulata

9.03

43.83 BC

6.28 A

50.10

315.85 B

462.14 A

30.77 A

808.76

Acacia cyclops

6.83

35.41 C

2.80 B

38.21

85.51 C

127.25 D

8.66 B

221.42

Acacia salicina

12.18

54.67 B

2.37 B

57.04

404.30 B

155.78 C

3.33 C

563.41

Acacia cyanophylla

10.05

109.55 A

4.21 A

113.76

560.14 A

185.41 B

9.15 B

754.70

  1. Each value is the mean of duplicate analyses.
  2. Superscript letters with different letters in the same column of species indicate a significant difference (p <0.05) analyzed using Duncan’s multiple range test.