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Table 4 Comparison of the concentration (%) of fatty acids found in green coffee beans with different countries

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

Fatty acids

Country of coffee origin

Colombia (n = 15)

Reunion Island (n not given)

Colombia (n = 42)

Unspecified

Unspecified (n = 40)

Ethiopia (n = 40)

Palmitic acid

32.0–35.0

35.0 ± 1.0

31.0–35.0

34.11–35.9

33.0–36.0

40.4–46.4

Linoleic acid

42.0–45.0

44.0 ± 2.0

41.0–46.0

42.10–44.5

43.0–46.0

37.0–42.0

Stearic acid

7.00–8.0

7.00 ± 1.0

6.00–8.00

5.98–6.80

7.00–9.00

8.20 –10.5

Oleic acid

9.00–10.0

7.00 ± 1.0

8.00–12.0

8.53–10.4

7.00–9.00

6.22–7.50

Reference

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