Fatty acids

Human depot fat

Pork lard

Beef tallow

Oleic (C₁₈H₃₄O₂)

46.9%

47.5%

49.6%

Palmitic (C₁₆H₃₂O₂)

24.0%

28.3%

27.4%

Linoleic (C₁₈H₃₂O₂)

10.2%

6.0%

2.5%

Stearic (C₁₈H₃₆O₂)

8.4%

11.9%

14.1%

Palmitoleic (C₁₆H₃₀O₂)

5.0%

2.7%

NA