Table 4. Correlation Coeficients between percentages of different fatty acids and the Iodine Value in oil extracted from oil palm.

Satured Unsatured IV
Myristic
C14:0*
Palmitic
C16:*
Stearic
C18:0*
Arachidic
C20:*
Palmitic
C16:1*
Oleic
C18:1*
Linol.
C18:2*
Linolenic.
C18:3*
C14:0 1.000 0.718 0.098 0.374 -0.408 -0.753 -0.122 -0.159 -0.611
C16:0 1.000 0.222 0.409 -0.631 -0.933 -0.315 -0.465 -0.824
C18:0 1.000 0.560 -0.481 -0.236 -0.520 -0.287 -0.447
C20:0 1.000 0.499 -0.429 -0.249 -0.119 -0.562
C16:1 1.000 0.454 0.575 0.675 0.721
C18:1 1.000 0.536 0.287 0.749
C18:2 1.000 0.516 0.522
C18:3 1.000 0.557
IV 1.000

* Number of carbon molecules: number of double bonds.