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| Fatty Acids | Chia | Flax | Pumpkin | Sesame | Sunflower | Watermelon | |
| Common Name | Saturated | ||||||
| Lauric acid | 12:0 | 0.04 | |||||
| Myristic acid | 14:0 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.12 | 0.05 | ||
| Palmitic acid | 16:0 | 2.03 | 1.8 | 5.61 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 5.41 |
| Margaric acid | 17:0 | 0.06 | |||||
| Stearic acid | 18:0 | 0.90 | 1.39 | 2.81 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 4.3 |
| Arachidic acid | 20:0 | 0.09 | |||||
| Behenic acid | 22:0 | 0.03 | |||||
|
Total |
3.14 | 3.19 | 8.51 | 6.66 | 5.05 | 9.71 | |
| 111 | Monounsaturated | ||||||
| Myristicoleic acid | 14:1 | 0.03 | |||||
| Palmitoleic acid | 16:1 | 0.03 | 0.1 | 0.15 | 0.05 | 0.09 | |
| Oleic acid | 18:1 | 2.00 | 6.87 | 14.15 | 18.52 | 9.36 | 7.32 |
| Gadoleic acid | 20:1 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.05 | |||
|
Total |
2.11 | 6.87 | 14.25 | 18.74 | 9.46 | 7.41 | |
| 111 | Polyunsaturated | ||||||
| 111 | Omega 6 | ||||||
| Linoleic acid | 18:2n6 | 5.79 | 4.32 | 20.7 | 21.38 | 32.63 | 28.1 |
| 111 | Total n6 | 5.79 | 4.32 | 20.7 | 21.38 | 32.63 | 28.1 |
| 111 | Omega 3 | ||||||
| Alpha linolenic acid | 18:3n3 | 17.56 | 18.12 | 0.18 | 0.38 | 0.07 | 0 |
| 111 | Total n3 | 17.56 | 18.12 | 0.18 | 0.38 | 0.07 | 0 |
|
Total Poly |
23.35 | 22.44 | 20.88 | 21.76 | 32.7 | 28.1 | |
| 111 | Ratio n6/n3 | 0.33 | 0.24 | 115.00 | 56.26 | 466.14 | no n3 |