Typical fatty acid composition of turkey fat in the U.S. is less than 1
percent myristic acid, 22 percent palmitic acid, 6 percent palmitoleic acid, 6 percent stearic acid, 38 percent oleic acid, 22 percent omega 6 linoleic acid and 1 percent omega 3 linolenic acid.
Lauric acid is the chief contributor, with more than forty
percent of the share, followed by capric acid, caprylic acid,
myristic acid and palmitic.