Fatty Acid Composition of Common Fats and Oils (gm/100 gm)

SFA-Saturated fatty acids, MUFA-Mono unsaturated fatty acids, LA-Linoleic acid (N-6 PUFA), ALA-Alpha linolenic acid, (N-3 PUFA), FA-Fatty acids

OilSFAMUFALAALADominant FA
Coconut9072<0.5SFA
Palm kernel82152<0.5SFA
Ghee 65322<1.0SFA
Palm Oil454410<0.5SFA
Ground nut 245025<0.5MUFA
Olive oil137610<0.5MUFA
Mustard8701210MUFA
Sesame1542421.0MUFA+PUFA
Rice bran2241351.5MUFA+PUFA
Sunflower132760<0.5PUFA
Soyabean1527535.0PUFA
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Author: Dr RM Joshi

Dr RM Joshi, MD (PSM) is Aluminous of Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) Pune. He also hold a post graduate certificate in Nutrition from National Institute of Nutrition Hyderabad.

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