“…The use of the oil in industry is determined by the composition of fatty acids, and this is highly dependent on its natural origin. The fatty acid composition of oils from vegetable sources varies depending on plant origin, genetic factors, ripening grade of fruits and specific climatic conditions (Davis & Poneleit, 1974;Velasco, Rojas-Barros, & Fernández-Martínez, 2005), and are involved also in plant response to diverse environmental stresses, including pathogen attack (Feussner & Wasternack, 2002;Norman, Krizek, & Mirecki, 2008;Palma, Marangoni, & Stanley, 1995 However, there are few published studies on fatty acid composition of mulberry fruits. The object of the present study was to determine qualitatively and quantitatively the fatty acid composition of 8 clones of mulberry fruits (four of M. alba and 4 M. nigra), all grown in Spain.…”