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. 2021 Oct 21;13(3):449–461. doi: 10.1007/s12975-021-00947-9

Table 1.

Fatty acid profile in food

Fatty Acid Class Stand.,% n-3, % n-6, %
Alpha Linolenic (18:3 n3) 0.318 0.113 0.049
Dihomolinolenic (20:4 n3) <0.01 0.038 <0.01
Eicosapentaenoic (20:5 n3) <0.01 0.412 0.013
Docosapentenoic (22:5 n3) <0.01 0.068 <0.01
Docosahexanoic (22:6 n3) <0.01 0.259 <0.01
Linoleic (18:2 n6) 2.37 0.707 2.56
Arachidonic (20:4 n6) <0.01 0.036 <0.01
Butyric (4:0) <0.01 <0.01 <0.01
Caproic (6:0) <0.01 <0.01 <0.01
Caprylic (8:0) <0.01 <0.01 <0.01
Capric (10:0) <0.01 <0.01 <0.01
Lauric (12:0) <0.01 <0.01 <0.01
Myristic (14:0) 0.013 0.276 0.018
Pentadecanoic (15:0) <0.01 0.021 <0.01
Palmitic (16:0) 0.551 0.683 0.621
Heptadecanoic (17:0) <0.01 0.016 <0.01
Stearic (18:0) 0.188 0.142 0.094
Arachidic (20:0) 0.015 <0.01 0.017
Behenic (22:0) 0.015 <0.01 <0.01
Myristoleic (14:1) <0.01 <0.01 <0.01
Palmitoleic (16:1) <0.01 0.411 0.017
Oleic (18:1) 1.08 0.454 1.35
Saturated Fatty Acids 0.747 1.08 0.715
Monounsaturated Fatty Acids 1.12 0.97 1.36
Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids 2.57 1.67 2.51
n-3 Fatty Acids 0.318 0.992 0.06
n- 6 Fatty Acids 2.37 0.754 2.56