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Tocopherol content of shea butter - HPLC
         Analysis by site and by climate
Mean concentration of a-tocopherol with climate zones. Mean concentration of a-tocopherol in shea butters from different climate zones.
Country
area
α-tocmg/g
climate
temp
°C
N
  
mean annual
temperature
mean α-toc
Uganda
North
29
Cool
20-22
10
Cameroon
Bangante
59
Cool
20-22
6
climate
o
mg/g
N
Cameroon
Foumban
61
Cool
20-22
4
cool
20-22
44
20
Senegal
Passi
65
Moderate
27-28
1
moderate
27-28
98
4
Ethiopia
Mender
65
Moderate
27-28
1
warm
29-31
145
59
Gambia
Esaw
97
Moderate
27-28
2
hot
32 +
299
8
Ghana
Savelugu
101
Warm
29-31
10
  
Mali
M'Peresso
111
Warm
29-31
10
Guinea
Fouta D'jalon
122
Cool
20-22
10
Burkina
Lan
151
Warm
29-31
9
Nigeria
Kontagora
160
Warm
29-31
10
Senegal
Kedougou
166
Moderate
27-28
1
Mali
Sebekoro
168
Warm
29-31
10
Burkina
Sapone
177
Warm
29-31
10
Cameroon
Kousseri
260
Hot
32-35
6
Chad
N'Djamena
414
Hot
32-35
2

 

Mean concentration of tocopherols in shea butters from different provenances.
 
mg/g of shea butter
Country
Site
α-toc
β-toc
γ-toc
δ-toc
total toc
N
  
Chad
N'Djamena
414
0
222
0
786
1
Cameroon
Kousseri
260
33
51
129
495
5
Nigeria
Kontagora
160
26
103
60
349
10
Gambia
Esaw
97
120
4
33
253
2
Senegal
Kedougou
166
0
20
47
233
1
Mali
Sebekoro
168
22
9
26
225
10
Guinea
Fouta
122
9
19
63
213
10
Burkina
Sapone
177
7
17
7
208
10
Burkina
Lan
136
10
16
23
200
9
Cameroon
Bangante
59
17
24
90
189
6
Ghana
Savelugu
101
23
12
49
184
10
Mali
M'Peresso
111
4
23
28
167
10
Uganda
Patongo
38
9
84
35
164
1
Cameroon
Foumban
61
5
29
34
129
4
Senegal
Passi
65
14
0
38
117
1
Uganda
Olilim
37
0
75
0
112
1
Uganda
Abim
30
9
37
21
96
2
Uganda
Okwang
23
9
46
0
78
1
Uganda
Adwari
25
8
0
35
68
1
Ethiopia
Gambella
65
0
0
0
65
1
Uganda
Kuju
35
4
0
5
44
2
   
mean concentration
112
16
38
34
208
   
mean relative percent
64
7
14
15
100
   
min site mean
23
0
0
0
44
   
max site mean
414
120
222
129
786

 

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