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Listing of Common Fatty Acids by Saturation first, then Omega Family The list below groups common fatty acids by their saturation level and omega family, and includes the shorthand name and primary sources for each type of .

The Saturated Fatty Acids

Short-Chain Saturated Fatty Acid (C4:0) Dairy (C6:0) Dairy, goats

Medium-Chain Saturated Fatty Acid (C8:0) Dairy , coconut ( C10:0) Milk, coconut, palm kernel ( C12:0) Coconut, tropical oils

Long-Chain Saturated Fatty Acid ( C14:0) Nutmeg Pentadecanoic Acid (C15:0) Dairy ( C16:0) Fish, Dairy, Plant ( C17:0) Goat milk, rare (also known as heptadecanoic Acid) (C18:0) Animal, vegetable (C20:0) Peanut oil (also known as iIcosanoic Acid acid or, Eicosanoic Acid)

Very-Long-Chain Saturated Fatty Acid (C22:0) Plant, peanut, others (C24:0) Plant, peanut (C26:0) , carnauba wax The Unsaturated Fatty Acids

This is a heads up that the proper names for fatty acids can be confusing. There is a more detailed description to the various names in the book. This is a simple list to acquaint the reader the common names you’ll likely come across when studying the plant oils. C = number of atoms, :# = the number of double bonds in the FA.

Monounsaturated Fatty Acids Omega 11 Gondoic/Eicosenoic Acid (C20:1) Marine, cod liver, whale oils

Unsaturated Fatty Acids, Omega-10 (16:1) only Sabaleic Acid (18:2) Human only (Precious little information information exists for sabaleic available for it.acid, but I’ve left it in the list as new research may show it to be more important than it has been credited with to date.)

Monounsaturated Fatty Acids, Omega-9 (C18:1) Plant, Animal animal Ricinoleic Acid (C18:1) Castor beans Gadoleic/Eicosenoic Acid (C20:1) , cod, and whale oils Erucic/Docosenoic Acid (C22:1) Seed oils, various (C24:1) Shark liver

Monounsaturated Fatty Acids, Omega-8 Margaroleic Acid (C17:1) Marine, ? (Also known as heptadecenoic Acid)

Monounsaturated Fatty Acids, Omega-7 , POA (C16:1) Animal, Plant mMarine (Also known as Hexadecenoic Acid) (C18:1) Dairy, Animal Paullinic/Eicosenoic Acid (C20:1) Herring oil, Rapeseed Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, Omega-6 , LA (C18:2) Seed, nNut oils Gamma-Linolenic Acid, GLA,(C18:3) EPO, Black Currant, Animal Eleostearic Acid (C18:3) Cherry Kernel (C18:3) Calendula seeds Eicosadienoic Acid, EDA (C20:2) Animal, Marine Dihomo-gamma-linolenic Acid, DGLA (C20:3) trace amounts, rare , AA (C20:4) Peanut, Animal, Egg (Also known as Eicosatetraenoic or Eicosanoic acid) Brassic/Docosadienoic Acid (C22:2) Cabbage, rare

Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, Omega 5 Eleostearic Acid (C18:3) Cherry kernel (Also called Octadecatrienoic Acid) (C18:3) Pomegranate (C14:1) Nutmeg

Superunsaturated Fatty Acid, Omega-3 Alpha-Linolenic Acid LNA (C18:3) Plants; Flax, Hemp SDA (C18:4) Hemp, Black Currant Eicosatetraenoic Acid ETA (C20:4) Shark liver, herring Timnodonic Acid EPA (C20:5) Marine, Animal (Also called ) Clupanodonic Acid DPA (C22:5) Animal liver, herring (Also called ) Cervonic Acid DHA (C22:6) Marine, plant (Also called )