Table 2 Fatty acid contents of the vegetable oils
S/N | Composition | Sunflower (gram per 100Â g of oil) | Corn (gram per 100Â g of oil) | Canola (gram per 100Â g of oil) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Palmitic acid | 5.9 | 10.58 | 4 |
2. | Stearic acid | 4.5 | 1.85 | 1.8 |
3. | Oleic acid | 19.5 | 27.33 | 56.1 |
4. | Linoleic acid | 65.7 | 53.52 | 20.3 |
5. | Arachidic acid | – | 0.43 | 0.7 |
6. | Behenic acid | – | – | 0.4 |
7. | Lignoceric acid | – | – | 0.2 |
8. | Palmitoleic acid | – | 0.14 | 0.2 |
9. | Gadoleic acid | – | – | 1.7 |
10. | Erucic acid | – | – | 0.6 |
11. | Alpha linolenic acid (ALA) | – | 1.16 | 9.3 |
12. | Myristic acid | – | 0.24 | – |
13 | Margaric acid | – | 0.07 | – |