Table 1.
Fatty acid composition of fats (percentage of total fat) and regiospecific distribution of fatty acids in sn-1,3 and sn-2 positions in triacylglycerols of PALM, PALM INTER, STEAR, and STEAR INTER fats.
| Fatty Acids | PUFA | PALM | PALM INTER | STEAR | STEAR INTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauric 12:0 | 0 | 0.24 | 0.22 | 0.06 | 0.07 |
| Miristic 14:0 | 0.07 | 0.92 | 0.95 | 0.11 | 0.08 |
| Palmitic 16:0 | 5.49 | 40.00 | 40.82 | 5.82 | 5.02 |
| Stearic 18:0 | 3.17 | 5.06 | 4.60 | 39.72 | 40.47 |
| Elaidic 18:1t | 0.05 | 0.22 | 0.08 | 0.26 | 0.07 |
| Oleic 18:1c | 39.94 | 39.89 | 39.68 | 40.35 | 40.38 |
| Linoelaidic 18:2t | 0.25 | 0.72 | 0.39 | 0.27 | 0.12 |
| Linoleic 18:2n-6 | 45.55 | 11.33 | 11.70 | 9.79 | 10.16 |
| Linolenic 18:3n-3 | 3.12 | 0.30 | 0.41 | 0.88 | 1.26 |
| Araquidic 20:0 | 0.47 | 0.43 | 0.39 | 1.05 | 1.06 |
| Eicosenoic 20:1 | 0.72 | 0.29 | 0.22 | 0.46 | 0.34 |
| Docosanoic 22:0 | 0.68 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.71 | 0.68 |
| Others | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.44 | 0.52 | 0.29 |
| Total SAFA | 9.88 | 46.76 | 47.08 | 47.47 | 47.38 |
| Total MUFA | 40.66 | 40.18 | 39.9 | 40.81 | 40.72 |
| Total PUFA | 48.67 | 11.63 | 12.11 | 10.67 | 11.42 |
| Total TRANS | 0.44 | 1.04 | 0.55 | 0.73 | 0.25 |
| Fatty acids (% position) | |||||
| SAFA (sn-1,3) | 67.7 | 50.4 | 56.2 | 48.9 | |
| SAFA (sn-2) | 9.7 | 49.0 | 47.3 | 45.3 | |
| MUFA (sn-1,3) | 25.2 | 37.0 | 34.2 | 40.2 | |
| MUFA (sn-2) | 65.1 | 37.5 | 36.8 | 41.4 | |
| PUFA (sn-1,3) | 7.1 | 12.7 | 9.6 | 10.9 | |
| PUFA (sn-2) | 25.2 | 13.5 | 15.9 | 15.4 |
Sources of fats: PUFA (60% sunflower oil, 40% canola oil); PALM (95% palm oil, 4% soybean oil, 1% canola oil); PALM INTER (95% palm oil, 4% soybean oil, 1% canola oil); STEAR (42% totally hydrogenated canola oil, 40.5% high-oleic sunflower oil, 2% soybean oil); STEAR INTER (42% totally hydrogenated canola oil, 40.5% high-oleic sunflower oil, 2% soybean oil). Fats were generously provided by Cargill, SP, Brazil.