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Table 1 Relative composition of pequi (Caryocar brasiliense Camb.) pulp-oil capsules

From: Genetic polymorphisms influence runners’ responses to the dietary ingestion of antioxidant supplementation based on pequi oil (Caryocar brasiliense Camb.): a before-after study

Saturated

Fatty acidsa

Carotenoidsb

Quantity (mg/100 g)

Carbon number

Quantity (%)

Mono-unsaturated

Carbon number

Quantity (%)

Types

Palmitic

C16:0

41.78

Oleic

C18:1 (ω9)

54.28

Provitamin A

6.26–11.5

Stearic

C18:0

1.28

Palmitoleic

C16:1 (ω7)

0.67

Lycopene

1.12–2.08

Araquidic

C20:0

0.12

Bi-unsaturated

    
   

Linoleic

C18:2 (ω6)

1.36

  
   

Tri-unsaturated

    
   

Linolenic

C18:3 (ω3)

0.51

  
 

Total

43.18

 

Total

56.82

Total

6.75–28.66

  1. The Omega nomenclature, which is defined according to carbon numeration associated with the first double bonds (3rd, 6th, 7th, or 9th) from the methyl group, is correlated to unsaturated fatty acids
  2. aPresent study and Miranda-Vilela et al. [90]
  3. bRamos et al. [110], Azevedo-Meleiro and Rodriguez-Amaya [9], Oliveira et al. [101] and Lima et al. [75]