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Table 1 Fatty acid composition of the major vegetable oils (Lazzari & Chiantore 1999 ; Gunstone 1996 ; Erasmus 2011 )

From: Low temperature oxidation of linseed oil: a review

Source

16:0

18:0

18:1

18:2

18:3

Other

Corn

13

3

31

52

1

-

Cottonseed

27

2

18

51

Trace

2

Linseed

6-7

3-6

14-24

14-19

48-60

-

Olive

10

2

78

7

1

2

Palm

44

4

40

10

Trace

2

Safflower (high-linoleic)

7

3

14

75

-

1

Soybean

11

4

22

53

8

2

Sunflower (high-linoleic)

6

5

20

69

Trace

-

Tall oil

5

3

46

41

3

2

Rapeseed

-

7

54

30

7

2

Tung (59% of elaecostearic acid)

3

2

11

15

3

59