Table 1. Nomenclature and names of fatty acids.
| Class | Nomenclature | Common name |
| Saturated fatty acids (SFA) | ||
| 12:0 | Lauric acid | |
| 14:0 | Myristic acid | |
| 15:0 | Pentadecanoic acid | |
| 16:0 | Palmitic acid | |
| 17:0 | Heptadecanoic acid | |
| 18:0 | Stearic acid | |
| 19:0 | Nonadecanoic acid | |
| 20:0 | Arachidic acid | |
| Monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) | ||
| 14:1n-5 | Myristoleic acid | |
| 16:1n-7 | Palmitoleic acid | |
| 18:1n-7 | Asclepic acid | |
| 18:1n-9 | Oleic acid | |
| 20:1n-9 | n-9 Eicosenoic acid | |
| 20:1n-11 | n-11 Eicosenoic acid | |
| 22:1n-9 | Erucic acid | |
| trans-fatty acids (TFA) | ||
| 16:1n-7 (Δ9t) | trans-Palmitoleic acid | |
| 18:1n-10+12 (Δ6t+Δ8t)* | ||
| 18:1n-9 (Δ9t) | Elaidic acid | |
| 18:1n-6+8 (Δ10t+Δ12t)* | ||
| 18:1n-7 (Δ11t) | Vaccenic acid | |
| 18:2n-6 (Δ9c12t) | cis-trans octadecadienoic | |
| 18:2n-6 (Δ9t12c) | trans-cis octadecadienoic | |
| 18:2n-6 (Δ9c11t) | Rumenic acid | |
| Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) | ||
| 18:2n-6 | Linoleic acid | |
| 18:3n-3 | α-Linolenic acid | |
| 18:3n-6 | γ-Linolenic acid | |
| 20:2n-6 | Eicosadienoic acid | |
| 20:3n-6 | Dihomo-γ-linolenic acid | |
| 20:4n-3 | Eicosatrienoic acid | |
| 20:4n-6 | Arachidonic acid | |
| 20:5n-3 | Eicosapentaenoic acid | |
| 22:4n-6 | Docosatetraenoic acid | |
| 22:5n-3 | Docosapentaenoic acid | |
| 22:6n-3 | Docosahexaenoic acid |
*Peaks for 18:1n-10t and 18:1n-12t, and for18:1n-6t and 18:1n-8t, could not be separated.
**Δ nomenclature in parentheses indicates the location of the double bond from the carboxyl terminal.