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Table 3 Mean concentration (mg/g) of fatty acids found in the green coffee beans of the three topographical regions (minimum (min) and maximum (max) values are also included)

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

Topographical regions

Palmitic acid (mg/g)

Stearic acid (mg/g)

Oleic acid (mg/g)

Linoleic acid (mg/g)

Group 1 N = 8

 Mean

71.0a

15.6a

10.1a

66.3a

 Min

44.9

8.53

6.00

38.3

 Max

98.6

23.6

13.6

96.2

Group 2 N = 19

 Mean

55.6b

12.1ab

9.33a

52.9ab

 Min

37.5

3.03

3.50

33.6

 Max

89.0

26.1

17.4

86.2

Group 3 N = 13

 Mean

44.8b

10.0b

7.34a

39.3b

 Min

26.6

3.63

5.20

25.2

 Max

87.8

23.5

11.3

50.6

  1. The same letters of superscript in the same column indicates non significance at p = 0.05 as determined by the Duncan’s multiple range test