Table 4. The correlation coefficient between fatty acid composition
| C14:0 | C16:0 | C16:1 | C17:1 | C18:0 | C18:1 | C18:2 | C18:3 | C20:4 | SFA | MUFA |
C16:0 | 0.38* | | | | | | | | | | |
C16:1 | 0.14 | −0.05 | | | | | | | | | |
C17:1 | −0.42* | −0.63* | 0.17 | | | | | | | | |
C18:0 | 0.00 | 0.85* | −0.27 | −0.32* | | | | | | | |
C18:1 | −0.13 | −0.19 | 0.19 | −0.47* | −0.40* | | | | | | |
C18:2 | −0.05 | −0.79 | −0.10 | 0.56* | −0.73* | −0.20 | | | | | |
C18:3 | −0.57* | −0.47* | −0.36* | 0.17 | −0.21 | 0.33* | 0.04 | | | | |
C20:4 | −0.16 | −0.71* | −0.02 | 0.84* | −0.47* | −0.43* | 0.66* | 0.21 | | | |
SFA | 0.24 | 0.96* | −0.10 | −0.44* | 0.95* | −0.37* | −0.77* | −0.41* | −0.56* | | |
MUFA | −0.17 | −0.31 | 0.43* | −0.26 | −0.51* | 0.96* | −0.13 | 0.28 | −0.29 | −0.47* | |
PUFA | −0.15 | −0.86* | −0.12 | 0.69* | −0.72* | −0.24* | 0.97* | 0.20 | 0.82* | −0.80* | −0.15 |
p < 0.05 (represent significant correlations).
SFA, saturated fatty acid; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acid; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acid.