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. 2023 Apr 7;72(4):425–438. doi: 10.1538/expanim.23-0009

Table 1. Fatty acid composition (g/100 g FA) of crocodile oil or palm oil.

Fatty acids Crocodile oil Palm oil
Lauric acid (C12:0) 0.11 0.35
Myristic acid (C14:0) 0.57 1.39
Pentadecylic acid (C15:0) 0.09 0.08
Palmitic acid (C16:0) 19.9 43.4
Heptadecanoic acid (C17:0) 0.16 0.13
Stearic acid (C18:0) 5.42 4.5
Arachidic acid (20:0) 0.8 0.1
Oleic acid (C18:1) 41.07 37.5
Myristoleic acid (C14:1) 0.1 0
Palmitoleic acid (C16:1) 3.83 0.54
Linoleic acid (C18:2) 21.1 10.1
Linolenic acid (C18:3) 0.96 0.4
Total SFAs 27.1 50.5
Total MUFAs 45.5 37.5
Total PUFAs 23.8 10.5

FA, fatty acid; SFAs, saturated fatty acids; MUFAs, monounsaturated fatty acids; PUFAs, polyunsaturated fatty acid.