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Table. 3 Fatty acids profile of the lipid content extracted from Carbula marginella and Cirina Butyrospermi

From: Chemical composition, energy and nutritional values, digestibility and functional properties of defatted flour, protein concentrates and isolates from Carbula marginella (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) and Cirina butyrospermi (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)

Fatty acids (%)

Carbula marginella

Cirina butyrospermi

Caproic acid

0.18 ± 0.09b

0.43 ± 0.02a

Capric acid

0.11 ± 0.01b

0.79 ± 0.05a

Lauric acid

0.08 ± 0.01b

0.60 ± 0.03a

Myristic acid

0.29 ± 0.01b

0.43 ± 0.05a

Palmitic acid

27.54 ± 0.14a

13.06 ± 1.32b

Margaric acid

0.12 ± 0.00b

0.89 ± 0.02a

Stearic acid

8.90 ± 0.08b

21.02 ± 0.26a

Arachidinic acid

0.69 ± 0.00b

1.54 ± 0.68a

Lignoceric acid

0.13 ± 0.02b

3.31 ± 0.49a

Palmitoleic acid

4.06 ± 0.09a

0.83 ± 0.04b

Oleic acid

26.41 ± 0.05a

27.01 ± 0.68a

Gondoic acid

0.32 ± 0.08b

0.94 ± 0.03a

Linoleic acid

30.23 ± 0.08a

8.01 ± 0.08b

Linolenic acid

0.79 ± 0.02b

20.42 ± 0.45a

Docosapentaenoic acid

0.11 ± 0.01b

0.57 ± 0.13a

SFA

38.04

42.07

MUFA

30.79

29.23

PUFA

31.13

29.01

Total

99.96

99.85

  1. The same superscript letters in each row indicate no significant difference (p-value < 0.05) between the mean values
  2. SFA Saturated fatty acids, MUFA Monounsaturated fatty acids, PUFA Polyunsaturated fatty acids