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. 2014 Sep 23;52(8):5180–5187. doi: 10.1007/s13197-014-1564-7

Table 2.

The fatty acid composition of sunflower oil

Fatty acids (%) Sunflower oil
Myristic acid (C14:0) 0.13 ± 0.12
Palmitic acid (C16:0) 8.03 ± 0.83
Stearic acid (C18:0) 4.32 ± 0.04
Oleic acid (C18:1) 27.4 ± 0.62
Linoleic acid (C18:2) 55.1 ± 0.01
α-Linolenic acid (C18:3) 2.79 ± 0.01
Gadoleic acid (C20:1) 0.48 ± 0.02
Arachidic acid (C22:0) 0.96 ± 0.48
Others 0.79 ± 0.52
Saturated fatty acids (SFA) 13.44 ± 1.03
Monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) 27.88 ± 0.53
Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) 57.89 ± 0.01
PUFA / SFA 4.307 ± 0.07
MUFA / PUFA 0.481 ± 0.05
USFA / SFA 6.38 ± 0.01
C18:2 / C18:3 19.75 ± 0.1
Calculated oxidizability value (Cox value) 6.55 ± 0.01