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. 2011 Jun 28;10:106. doi: 10.1186/1476-511X-10-106

Table 2.

Fatty acid composition of the ALA-rich oil, the olive oil and the butter

Total FA composition ALA-rich oil (mol %) Olive oil (mol %) Butter (mol %)
FA 4:0 to 12:0 0 0 22.9
14:00 0 0 12.5
16:00 4.7 12.1 28.7
18:00 1.8 2.8 10.4
18:01 38.5 69.1 19.7
18:02 19.5 13.9 1.7
18:3 35.5 2.1 0.6
Others 0 0 3.4

The 18:2 n-6/18:3 n-3 ratios were 0.5, 6.6 and 2.8 for the ALA-rich oil and olive oil and butter fat, respectively.