Main dietary fatty acids
Based on Present Knowledge in Nutrition 2012, EFSA 2010
Saturated fatty acids |
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Type/ Definition |
Carbon atoms |
Common name |
Systematic name |
SFA 'fatty acids with no double bonds' (EU 2011) |
4 | Butyric acid | Butanoic acid |
6 | Caproic acid | Hexanoic acid | |
8 | Caprylic acid | Octanoic acid | |
10 | Capric/Caprinic acid | Decanoic acid | |
12 | Lauric acid | Dodecanoic acid | |
14 | Myristic acid | Tetradecanoic acid | |
16 | Palmitic acid | Hexadecanoic acid | |
18 | Stearic acid | Octadecanoic acid |
Monounsaturated fatty acids |
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Type/ Definition |
Carbon atoms |
Common name |
Systematic name |
MUFA 'fatty acids with one cis double bond' (EU 2011) |
16 | Palmitoleic acid | Hexadecenoic acid |
18 | Oleic acid | Octadecenoic acid |
Polyunsaturated fatty acids |
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Type/ Definition |
Carbon atoms |
Common name |
Systematic name |
PUFA 'fatty acids with two or more cis, cis-methylene interrupted double bonds' (EU 2011) |
18 | Linoleic(LA) or omega-6 acid | Octadecadienoic acid |
18 | α-linolenic (ALA) or omega-3 acid | (all-cis-9,12,15) Octadecatrienoic acid | |
18 | γ-linolenica acid | (all-cis-6,9,12) Octadecatrienoic acid | |
20 | Arachidonica acid | Eicosatetraenoic acid | |
20 | Eicosapentaenoic (EPA)b acid | ||
22 | Docosapentanoic (DPA)b acid | ||
22 | Docosahexaenoic (DHA)b acid |
trans-fatty acids |
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Carbon atoms |
Common name |
Systematic name |
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TFA 'fatty acids with at least one non-conjugated (namely interrupted by at least one methylene group) carbon-carbon double bond in the trans configuration' (EU 2011) |
18 | Elaidic acid | (trans-9)Octadecenoic acid |
18 | Vaccenic acid | (trans-11) Octadecenoic acid | |
18 | Rumenic acid | (Cis-9, trans-11) Octadecadienoic acid |
Originally Published | Last Updated | 25 Nov 2020 | 03 Sep 2021 |
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