Keyword: fatty acids, cooking oils
The most common fatty acids in commercial cooking oils are the palmitic, stearic, oleic and linoleic acids. The range is very wide depending on the oil, but for Malaysian palm oil it is as follows:-
| | % |
Myristic | 0.7 – 1.0 |
Palmitic | 36.7 – 39.4 |
Stearic | 3.6 – 4.4 |
Oleic | 43.6 – 45.3 |
Linoleic | 10.8 – 12.1 |