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. 2011 Oct 20;10:184. doi: 10.1186/1476-511X-10-184

Table 1.

Fatty acid composition of corn oil, olive oil and beef tallow

Fatty Acid Corn oil Olive oil Beef tallow

μmole %
C14:0 - - 2.3
C16:0 8.3 10.8 29.8
C18:0 2.5 2.9 23.3
C18:1n-9 23.5 67.8 34.2
C18:2n-6 59.8 9.7 2.7
C18:3n-3 1.32 0.4 -

ΣSFA 10.8 13.7 55.4
ΣMUFA 23.5 67.8 34.2
ΣPUFA 61.1 10.1 2.7