Fatty Acid - Fatty Acids in Dietary Fats

Fatty Acids in Dietary Fats

The following table gives the fatty acid, vitamin E and cholesterol composition of some common dietary fats.

Saturated Monounsaturated Polyunsaturated Cholesterol Vitamin E
g/100g g/100g g/100g mg/100g mg/100g
Animal fats
Lard 40.8 43.8 9.6 93 0.00
Duck fat 33.2 49.3 12.9 100 2.70
Butter 54.0 19.8 2.6 230 2.00
Vegetable fats
Coconut oil 85.2 6.6 1.7 0 .66
Palm oil 45.3 41.6 8.3 0 33.12
Cottonseed oil 25.5 21.3 48.1 0 42.77
Wheat germ oil 18.8 15.9 60.7 0 136.65
Soya oil 14.5 23.2 56.5 0 16.29
Olive oil 14.0 69.7 11.2 0 5.10
Corn oil 12.7 24.7 57.8 0 17.24
Sunflower oil 11.9 20.2 63.0 0 49.0
Safflower oil 10.2 12.6 72.1 0 40.68
Hemp oil 10 15 75 0
Canola/Rapeseed oil 5.3 64.3 24.8 0 22.21

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