Table 1. Chemical composition of animal fat broken down into its elemental composition of carbon (C), hydrogen (H) and oxygen (O) (15).
| Fatty acid | Chemical formula | Molecular weight | Grams per 100 g of fat | Grams per 100 g of fat | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | H | O | ||||
| Myristic acid | C14H28O2 | 228.37 | 1.5 | 1.10 | 0.19 | 0.21 |
| Palmitoleic acid | C16H30O2 | 254.41 | 2.0 | 1.51 | 0.24 | 0.25 |
| Palmitic acid | C16H32O2 | 256.42 | 29.0 | 21.73 | 3.65 | 3.62 |
| Linoleic acid | C18H32O2 | 280.45 | 6.5 | 5.01 | 0.75 | 0.74 |
| Oleic acid | C18H34O2 | 282.46 | 44.5 | 34.06 | 5.40 | 5.04 |
| Stearic acid | C18H36O2 | 284.48 | 15.0 | 11.40 | 1.91 | 1.69 |
| C20 acids | C20H40O2 | 312.53 | 0.75 | 0.58 | 0.10 | 0.08 |
| C22 acids | C22H44O2 | 340.58 | 0.75 | 0.58 | 0.10 | 0.07 |
| Total | 100.0 | 76.0 | 12.3 | 11.7 | ||