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Table 4 Fatty acid compositions of three forms of akokonoa

From: Evaluating the nutritional content of an insect-fortified food for the child complementary diet in Ghana

Fatty acidsb

Raw

Roasted

Akokono-groundnut paste

g/100 g

g/32 g

g/100 g

g/32 g

g/100 g

g/32 g

Linoleic acid

6.54

2.09

14.29

4.57

23.69

7.58

Oleic acid

14.47

4.63

7.37

2.36

11.16

3.57

Myristic acid

19.95

6.38

14.97

4.79

1.51

0.48

Palmitic acid

9.52

3.05

13.87

4.44

5.96

1.91

Stearic acid

0

0

0

0

1.67

0.53

  1. aValues represent means of duplicate analysis
  2. bConcentrations given in g fatty acid/g sample
  3. Akokono-groundnut paste was prepared with roasted akokono