Table 5.
Markedly different absolute and relative amounts of LA and ALA in different brands of apparently similar food items
| Food item | USDA# or brand name | Vegetable oil in product |
LA1 (g/100 g fat) |
ALA1 (g/100 g fat) |
FFQ dis- crimi- nates ALA and LA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooking oil – 1 | Wesson® | corn oil | 54 | 1 | partial2 |
| Cooking oil – 2 | Crisco® | soybean | 50 | 7 | partial2 |
| Cooking oil – 3 | Wesson®/Crisco® | canola | 20 | 9 | partial2 |
| Margarine – 1 | Saffola® | safflower | 75 | 0 | partial2 |
| Margarine – 2 | Pride Zero Trans Whipped Spread® |
soybean | 50 | 7 | partial2 |
| Margarine – 3 | Canoleo® | canola | 20 | 9 | partial2 |
| Salad dressing – 1 | Kraft® Seven Seas Red Wine Vinaigrette Dressing |
canola | 20 | 9 | no |
| Salad dressing – 2 | Wish Bone® Salad Dressing, Robusto Italian |
soybean | 50 | 7 | no |
| Salad dressing – 3 | Hain® Mayo | safflower | 75 | 0 | no |
| Mayonnaise – 1 | Kraft Fat Free® NDB# 04013 |
fat free | 0 | 0 | no |
| Mayonnaise – 2 | Hellman’s Real® | soybean | 50 | 7 | no |
| Mayonnaise – 3 | Hellman’s Canola Cholesterol free® |
canola | 20 | 9 | no |
| Shortening – 1 | Shortening NDB No: 04546 |
cottonseed | 54 | 0 | no |
| Shortening – 2 | Crisco All-Vegetable® | soybean | 50 | 7 | no |
| Cracker – 1 | Haddar® Light Whole Wheat Matzos |
no added fat | 0 | 0 | no |
| Cracker – 2 | Old London® Sesame Melba Toast |
canola | 20 | 9 | no |
| Cracker – 3 | Nabisco® Multigrain Saltine Keebler® |
soybean | 50 | 7 | no |
| Cracker – 4 | Hain Wheatettes® | safflower | 75 | 0 | no |
| Chips – 1 | Lay’s Kettle-Cooked® | canola | 20 | 9 | no |
| Chips – 2 | Kettle Brand® Krinkle Cut™ Potato Chips Sea Salt |
safflower | 75 | 0 | no |
| Chips – 3 | Fritos® | corn | 54 | 0 | no |
| Pizza – 3 | Papa John’s® | vegetable | 173 | 23 | no |
| Pizza – 5 | Amy’s® | high oleic sunflower/olive |
43 | 33 | no |
| Pizza – 6 | Amy’s® | high oleic safflower/ olive |
63 | 33 | no |
| Pizza – 7 | Newman’s Own® | corn/olive | 143 | 33 | no |
| Pizza – 8 | Rossini’s® Gourmet Vegan | soybean | 203 | 33 | |
| Restaurant oil – 1 | NDB # 01003 | clarified butter | 2 | 1.4 | no |
| Restaurant oil – 2 | NDB # 04645 | canola, deep frying | 9 | 1.0 | no |
| Restaurant oil – 3 | NDB # 04644 | canola for salads and light frying |
19 | 6.3 | no |
| Restaurant oil – 4 | NDB # 04643 | canola for salads and light frying |
18 | 6.4 | no |
| Restaurant oil – 5 | NDB # 04653 | soy, clear fry | 39 | 3.8 | no |
| Restaurant oil – 6 | NDB # 04650 | soy, light frying | 51 | 6.9 | no |
| Restaurant oil – 7 | NDB # 04042 | peanut, for salad or cooking |
32 | 0 | no |
| Restaurant oil – 8 | NDB # 04584 | high oleic sunflower | 3.6 | 0.2 | no |
| Restaurant oil – 9 | NDB # 04060 | sunflower | 39.8 | 0.2 | no |
| Restaurant oil – 10 | NDB # 04060 | palm and palm kernel |
3.2 | 0 | no |
NDB = USDA Nutrient Database. Different brands of salad dressings, mayonnaises, margarines, shortenings, vegetable oils, chips, crackers and other packaged foods contain markedly different absolute and relative amounts of LA and ALA.
1
Grams of LA and ALA per 100 g of total fat in the primary oil in the ingredient list unless otherwise specified.
2
See table 4.
3
Estimated from USDA data.