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Table 2 Fatty acid compositions (%) (determined by GC–MS) of total lipids produced by Aspergillus niger and Rhizopus oligosporus in solid-state fermentation (day 2) of apricot kernels

From: Phenolic compounds, flavonoids, lipids and antioxidant potential of apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) pomace fermented by two filamentous fungal strains in solid state system

Fatty acids (%)

Samples

Unfermented

SSF with Aspergillus niger

SSF with Rhizopus oligosporus

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

16:0

7.31a

0.29

3.80c

0.15

4.80b

0.19

16:1 (n − 9)

0.05

0.01

0.04

0.01

0.04

0.01

16:1 (n − 7)

1.95

0.08

0.83

0.03

0.83

0.03

17:0

0.04

0.01

0.06

0.01

0.06

0.01

17:1 (n − 9)

0.11

0.02

0.11

0.02

0.11

0.02

18:0

2.81a

0.11

1.00c

0.04

1.15b

0.05

18:1 (n − 9)

51.46c

2.06

54.10a

2.16

53.90b

2.16

18:1 (n − 7)

3.58

0.14

3.65

0.15

3.70

0.15

18:2 (n − 6)

32.30c

1.29

36.20a

1.45

35.21b

1.41

18:3 (n − 3)

0.14

0.02

0.07

0.01

0.09

0.01

20:0

0.16

0.02

0.06

0.01

0.04

0.01

20:1 (n − 9)

0.10

0.02

0.08

0.01

0.07

0.01

SFAs

10.32a

0.41

4.92c

0.20

6.05b

0.24

MUFAs

57.25c

2.29

58.81a

2.35

58.65b

2.34

PUFAs

32.44c

1.30

36.27a

1.45

35.30b

1.41

n − 3 PUFAs

0.14a

0.02

0.07c

0.01

0.09b

0.01

n − 6 PUFAs

32.30c

1.29

36.20a

1.45

35.21b

1.40

  1. Values are the means of three measurements (n = 3). Different superscript letters (a–c) in the same row indicate significant differences (p < 0.05) among fatty acids of the unfermented and fermented substrates (ANOVA “Tukey’s Multiple Comparison Test”). C16:0 palmitic; C16:1(n − 9) cis-7 hexadecenoic; C16:1(n − 7) palmitoleic; C17:0 margaric; C17:1(n − 9) heptadecenoic; C18:0, stearic; C18:1(n − 9), oleic; C18:1(n − 7), vaccenic; C18:2(n − 6), linoleic; C18:3(n − 3), α-linolenic; C20:0, arachidic; C20:1(n − 9), 11-eicosenoic; SFAs saturated fatty acids; MUFAs monounsaturated fatty acids; PUFAs polyunsaturated fatty acids