While critics may question if coconut oil has the same therapeutic effects as MCT oil, they will acknowledge that soybean oil is characterized by linoleic acid because it contains 51 percent of this polyunsaturated fatty acid, or that olive oil is a monounsaturated oil because it is 77
percent oleic acid (a monounsaturated fatty acid), or that fish oil (salmon oil in this case) is characterized by omega - 3s because it contains 38 percent omega - 3 fatty acids, yet it also contains saturated fat (22 percent) and cholesterol (485 mg / 100g).
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.
Not exact matches
«About 25
percent of quinoa's fatty
acids come in the form of
oleic acid, a heart - healthy monounsaturated fat, and about 8
percent comes in the form of alpha - linolenic
acid (ALA), the omega - 3 fatty
acid most commonly found in plants.»
To prevent IBD, try loading up on olive oil: According to one British study, people with the highest consumption of
oleic acid — found in olive, peanut and grape - seed oils and in butter and some margarines — had a 90
percent reduced risk of the condition compared with those with the lowest intake.
Palm oil contains about 50
percent saturated fat (majority of which is
oleic acid), 40
percent monounsaturated fatty
acids (MUFAs), and 10
percent polyunsaturated fatty
acid (PUFAs).7
Japanese tea seed oil — Both a source of healthy fats (similar to olive oil and grapeseed oil) and a source of powerful antioxidants, including vitamin E. Monounsaturated
oleic acid, a primary fat in the Mediterranean diet, may comprise up to 88
percent of tea seed's fatty
acids.
Oleic acid can make up from 20 to 50
percent of the fats in these foods.
The main fatty
acid in macadamia nuts is the monounsaturated fat
oleic acid (about 60
percent).