The primary component contributed 51.974%, and consisted
mainly of campesterol and b-sitosterol. The secondary component
contributed 47.496%, and was composed primarily of
stigmasterol. From the PCA plot, three groups were identified.
Group D was correlated with NMCs and a part of the PC class
(PC2 and PC7–9), group E was associated with the rest of the PC
class (PC1, PC3–6, and PC10–12), and Group F was composed of
the IMC and MC classes. From the PCA plot, it was possible to discriminate
between the NMCs and the IMCs. On the other hand, it