Fatty acid

Fatty acid %

Fatty acid % in reference oils*

M. Asuit

M. Oraby

M. Monofya

Cotton seeds oil

Soybean oil

Olive oil

Palmitic acid (C16:0)

6.09

5.66

6.44

21.40 - 26.40

8.0 - 13.50

7.50 - 20

Palmitoleic acid (C16:1)

1.80

1.43

1.92

0.05 - 1.20

0.05 - 0.20

30 - 3.50

Margaric acid (C17:0)

0.08

0.09

0.09

0.05 - 0.10

0.05 - 0.10

0.0 - 0.30

Heptadecenoic acid (C17:1)

0.10

0.06

0.06

0.05 - 0.10

0.05 - 0.10

0.0 - 0.30

Stearic acid (C18:0)

7.94

4.79

7.12

2.10 - 3.30

2.0 - 5.40

0.50 - 5.0

Oleic acid (C18:1)

73.30

79.58

73.51

14.70 - 21.70

170 - 30.0

55.0 - 83

Linoleic acid (C18:2)

0.59

0.58

0.59

46.70 - 58.20

48.0 - 59.0

3.50 - 21

Linolenic acid (C18:3)

0.17

0.15

0.17

0.05 - 0.40

4.50 - 11.0

0.0 - 1.0

Arachidic acid (C20:0)

5.10

1.57

4.71

0.20 - 0.50

0.10 - 0.60

0.0 - 0.60

Gadoleic acid (C20:1)

1.18

3.16

2.74

0.05 - 0.10

0.05 - 0.50

0.0 - 0.40

Behenic acid (C22:0)

3.62

2.89

2.62

0.05 - 0.60

0.05 - 0.70

0.0 - 0.20

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SFA

22.83

15.00

20.98

23.85 - 31.00

10.25 - 20.80

8.0 - 26.30

USFA

77.14

84.98

78.99

61.60 - 81.70

69.65 - 100.80

61.50 - 109.20

USFA/SFA

3.33

5.67

3.76

2.50 - 2.60

4.80 - 6.70

4.10 - 7.60