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. 2023 Jan 9;28(2):666. doi: 10.3390/molecules28020666

Table 4.

Seven classified fatty acid groups, according to hydrocarbon chain saturation and carbon chain length.

Fatty Acid Group According to Hydrocarbon Chain Saturation Fatty Acid Group According to Carbon Chain Length
SFA C8:0, C10:0, C11:0, C12:0, C13:0, C14:0, C15:0, C16:0, C17:0, C18:0, C20:0, C22:0, C24:0 SCFA C8:0, C10:0
UFA C14:1, C16:1, C18:1n9c, C18:2n6c, C18:3n6, C18:3n3, C20:1, C20:3n6, C20:4n6, C22:1n9, C20:5n3 MCFA C11:0, C12:0, C13:0, C14:0, C15:0, C16:0, C16:1
MUFA C14:1, C16:1, C18:1n9c, C20:1, C22:1n9 LCFA C17:0, C18:0, C18:1n9c, C18:2n6c, C20:0, C18:3n6, C18:3n3, C20:1, C22:0,
C20:3n6, C20:4n6, C22:1n9, C20:5n3, C24:0
PUFA C18:2n6t, C18:2n6c, C18:3n6, C18:3n3, C20:3n6, C20:4n6, C22:2, C20:5n3

Note: SFA, UFA, MUFA, PUFA, SCFA, MCFA, and LCFA indicate saturated fatty acid, unsaturated fatty acid, monounsaturated fatty acid, polyunsaturated fatty acid, short chain (4 to 10 carbons) fatty acid, medium chain (11 to 16 carbons) fatty acid, and long chain (more than 16 carbons) fatty acid, respectively.