Table of Vegetable Oils

Table of Fatty Acids in Vegetable Oils

*Units: grams fatty acids per 100 grams oil
Back to: Fatty Acid Content in Refined Vegetable Oils, from Dr. Loren Cordain, at The Paleo Diet

Fatty Acids   Almond Apricot kernel Avocado Canola Coconut Corn Cottonseed Flaxseed Grapeseed Hazelnut
Common Name Saturated                    
Caproic acid 6:0         0.6          
Caprylic acid 8:0         7.5          
Capric acid 10:0         6.0          
Lauric acid 12:0         44.6          
Myristic acid 14:0         16.8 0.24 0.8   0.1 0.1
Palmitic acid 16:0 6.5 5.8 10.9 4.0 8.2 10.58 22.7 5.3 6.7 5.2
Margaric acid 17:0           0.07        
Stearic acid 18:0 1.7 0.5 0.66 1.8 2.8 1.85 2.3 4.1 2.7 2.0
Arachidic acid 20:0       0.7   0.43        
Behenic acid 22:0       0.4            
Lignoceric acid 24:0       0.2            
Total   8.2 6.3 11.56 7.1 86.5 13.17 25.8 9.4 9.5 7.3
111 Monounsaturated                    
Palmitoleic acid 16:1 0.6 1.5 2.67 0.2   0.14 0.8   0.3 0.2
111 17:1                    
Oleic acid 18:1 69.4 58.5 67.89 56.1 5.8 27.33 17.0 20.2 15.8 77.8
Gadoleic acid 20:1       1.7            
Erucic acid 22:1       0.6            
Total   70 60 70.56 58.6 5.8 27.47 17.8 20.2 16.1 78
111 Polyunsaturated                    
111     Omega 6                    
Linoleic acid 18:2n6 17.4 29.3 12.53 20.3 1.80 53.52 51.5 12.7 69.6 10.1
Arachidonic acid 20:4n6             0.1      
111 Total n6 17.4 29.3 12.53 20.3 1.80 53.52 51.6 12.7 69.6 10.1
111     Omega 3                    
Alpha linolenic acid (ALA) 18:3n3  0 0 0.96 9.3 0 1.16 0.20 53.3 0.1 0
111 Total n3 0 0 0.96 9.3 0 1.16 0.20 53.3 0.1 0
Total Poly   17.4 29.3 13.49 29.6 1.80 54.68 51.8 66 69.7 10.1
111 Ratio n6/n3 no n3 no n3 13.1 2.2 no n3 46.1 258.0 0.24 696.0 no n3

 

Fatty Acids   Mustard Oat Olive Palm Peanut Rice bran Safflower Sesame Soybean Sunflower Walnut Wheat germ
Common Name Saturated                        
Caproic acid 6:0                        
Caprylic acid 8:0                        
Capric acid 10:0                        
Lauric acid 12:0   0.39   0.1                
Myristic acid 14:0 1.39 0.24   1.0 0.1 0.7     0.1     0.1
Palmitic acid 16:0 3.75 16.67 10.93 43.5 9.5 16.9 4.29 8.9 10.3 5.9 7.0 16.6
Margaric acid 17:0                        
Stearic acid 18:0 1.12 1.05 1.98 4.3 2.2 1.6 1.92 4.8 3.8 4.5 2.0 0.5
Arachidic acid 20:0     0.42   1.4              
Behenic acid 22:0     0.13   2.8              
Lignoceric acid 24:0         0.9              
Total   6.26 18.35 13.46 48.9 16.9 19.2 6.21 13.7 14.2 10.4 9 17.2
111 Monounsaturated                        
Palmitoleic acid 16:1 0.22 0.2 1.16 0.3 0.1 0.2   0.2 0.2   0.1 0.5
111 17:1     0.14                  
Oleic acid 18:1 11.61 34.9 72.29 36.6 44.8 39.1 14.36 39.3 22.8 19.5 22.2 14.6
Gadoleic acid 20:1 6.19   0.31 0.1 1.3     0.2 0.2   0.4  
Erucic acid 22:1 41.18                      
Total   59.2 35.1 73.9 37 46.2 39.3 14.36 39.7 23.2 19.5 22.7 15.1
111 Polyunsaturated                        
111     Omega 6                        
Linoleic acid 18:2n6 15.33 39.08 9.21 9.1 32 33.4 74.6 41.3 51.0 65.7 52.9 54.8
Arachidonic acid 20:4n6                        
111 Total n6 15.33 39.08 9.21 9.1 32 33.4 74.6 41.3 51 65.7 52.9 54.8
111     Omega 3                        
Alpha linolenic acid (ALA) 18:3n3  5.90 1.79 0.79 0.2 0 1.6 0 0.3 6.8 0 10.4 6.9
111 Total n3 5.9 1.79 0.79 0.2 0 1.6 0 0.3 6.8 0 10.4 6.9
Total Poly   21.23 40.87 10 9.3 32 35 74.6 41.6 57.8 65.7 63.3 61.7
111 Ratio n6/n3 2.6 21.8 11.7 45.5 no n3 20.9 no n3 137.7 7.5 no n3 5.1 7.9

*Units: grams fatty acids per 100 grams oil
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