Table 2.
Fatty acid composition of corn oil and flaxseed oil
| Corn oil | Flaxseed oil | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fatty acid | g/100 g | ||
| 14:0 | Myristic acid | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 16:0 | Palmitic acid | 12.0 | 5.2 |
| 16:1 | Palmitoleic acid | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| 17:0 | Heptadecanoic acid | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 18:0 | Stearic acid | 2.0 | 3.8 |
| 18:1 | Oleic acid | 29.1 | 18.9 |
| 18:2n-6 | Linoleic acid | 54.5 | 16.2 |
| 18:3n-3 | Alpha linolenic acid | 0.9 | 54.9 |
| 20:0 | Arachidic acid | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| 20:1 | Eicosenoic acid | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| 20:2n-6 | Eicosadienoic acid | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| 22:0 | Behenic acid | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 24:0 | Lignoceric acid | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| n-6/n-3 ratio | 60.6 | 0.3 | |