Table 1.
Fatty acid composition (expressed as g/100 g of total fatty acids) of fat sources.
| Fat Source | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Backfat | Olive Oil | Canola Oil | Soy Oil | |
| C14:0 | 1.19 ± 0.002 | 0.03 ± 0.003 | 0.06 ± 0.005 | 0.08 ± 0.002 |
| C16:0 | 23.03 ± 0.16 | 11.73 ± 0.04 | 4.96 ± 0.07 | 10.50 ± 0.02 |
| C16:1n-7 | 1.89 ± 0.07 | 0.84 ± 0.11 | 0.18 ± 0.01 | 0.09 ± 0.003 |
| C17:0 | 0.23 ± 0.001 | 0.08 ± 0.000 | 0.05 ± 0.006 | 0.09 ± 0.001 |
| C17:1n-7 | 0.19 ± 0.007 | 0.12 ± 0.003 | 0.06 ± 0.002 | 0.05 ± 0.001 |
| C18:0 | 12.74 ± 0.22 | 3.40 ± 0.02 | 2.01 ± 0.05 | 3.31 ± 0.008 |
| C18:1n-9 | 41.18 ± 0.04 | 72.16 ± 0.06 | 54.65 ± 0.002 | 24.99 ± 0.006 |
| C18:1n-7 | 2.67 ± 0.005 | 2.21 ± 0.04 | 2.68 ± 0.11 | 1.55 ± 0.02 |
| C18:2n-6 | 13.68 ± 0.23 | 7.70 ± 0.022 | 27.44 ± 0.05 | 52.10 ± 0.05 |
| C20:0 | 0.24 ± 0.000 | 0.41 ± 0.004 | 0.48 ± 0.001 | 0.33 ± 0.001 |
| C18:3n-6 | 0.04 ± 0.000 | 0.03 ± 0.001 | 0.33 ± 0.001 | 0.26 ± 0.001 |
| C20:1n-9 | 0.87 ± 0.03 | 0.24 ± 0.003 | 0.97 ± 0.02 | 0.22 ± 0.001 |
| C18:3n-3 | 0.66 ± 0.01 | 0.61 ± 0.000 | 5.30 ± 0.01 | 5.70 ± 0.02 |
| C20:2n-6 | 0.64 ± 0.02 | n.d. | 0.05 ± 0.001 | 0.04 ± 0.002 |
| C22:0 | 0.01 ± 0.001 | 0.14 ± 0.001 | 0.39 ± 0.000 | 0.47 ± 0.002 |
| C20:3n-3 | 0.11 ± 0.004 | 0.24 ± 0.000 | n.d. | n.d. |
| C20:4n-6 | 0.23 ± 0.04 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. |
| C24:0 | n.d. | 0.06 ± 0.002 | 0.15 ± 0.001 | 0.17 ± 0.003 |
| SFA | 37.61 ± 0.38 | 15.85 ± 0.07 | 8.14 ± 0.13 | 14.99 ± 0.03 |
| MUFA | 45.93 ± 0.05 | 75.33 ± 0.09 | 57.74 ± 0.10 | 26.69 ± 0.03 |
| PUFA | 15.59 ± 0.29 | 8.58 ± 0.02 | 33.15 ± 0.05 | 58.10 ± 0.06 |
| n-6 | 14.75 ± 0.29 | 7.73 ± 0.02 | 27.84 ± 0.06 | 52.40 ± 0.05 |
| n-3 | 0.77 ± 0.005 | 0.85 ± 0.001 | 5.30 ± 0.001 | 5.70 ± 0.02 |
SFA: saturated fatty acids; MUFA: monounsaturated fatty acids; PUFA: polyunsaturated fatty acids; n.d.: not detected.