Table 1.

Details of abundant triacylglycerol molecular species in various foods

	% total fat saturated	Major triacylglycerols a
Breastmilk	44	OPO, OPP
Betapol® (formula milk)	44	OPO
Cow's milk	50	POO, PPO, OPO
Butter	63	PPB, PPC, POP
Lard	44	SPO, OPL, OPO
Palm oil	49	POP, POO, POL
Rapeseed oil	7	OOO, LOO, OOLn
Linseed oil	9	LnLnLn, LnLnL, LnLnO

B is butyric acid, 4:0; C is capric acid, 10:0; L is linoleic acid, 18:2, Ln is linolenic acid, 18:3; O is oleic acid, 18:1; P is palmitic acid, 16:0; S is stearic acid, 18:0 [Sources: Berry (2009); Small (1991)]

^aWritten as sn‐1 sn‐2 sn‐3