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Table 1 The relative retention time (RRT) and method of identification of some fatty acids found in the Ethiopian green coffee beans

From: Effect of altitude of coffee plants on the composition of fatty acids of green coffee beans

Number

Chemical name

Common name

RT

MS-ID

RRT

1

Tetradecanoic acid

Myristic acid

9.870

NIST-14

1.51

2

Pentadecanoic acid

Pentadecanoic acid

10.98

NIST-14

1.62

3

cis-7-Hexadecenoic acid

Hypogeic acid

11.16

NIST-14

1.70

4

Hexadecanoic acid

Palmitic acid

11.46

NIST-14

1.75

5

Heptadecanoic acid

Margaric acid

12.42

NIST-14

1.90

6

9-Octadecenoic acid

Oleic acid

13.35

NIST-14

2.04

7

9,12-Octadecadienoic acid

Linoleic acid

13.43

NIST-14

2.05

8

Octadecanoic acid

Stearic acid

13.61

NIST-14

2.06

9

9,12,15-Octadecatrienoic acid

Linolenic acid

13.78

NIST-14

2.08

10

Eicosanoic acid

Arachidic acid

16.18

NIST-14

2.47

  1. RRT is a retention time relative to the decanoic acid