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Fatty Acid Profiles of Vegetable Oils by ĀĥMệd HĀşşan is a document available to read on EtoBox.

The document analyzed the fatty acid composition of 20 vegetable oils and fats using gas chromatography. It found that coconut and palm fats had the highest contents of saturated fatty acids at over 80%. Except for palm fat which was around 50%, all other oils had saturated fatty acids below 25%, with canola oil having the highest unsaturated fatty acid content. Canola and soybean oils also contained 8-10% omega-3 fatty acids. Borage and evening primrose oils contained appreciable amounts of gamma-linolenic

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ĀĥMệd HĀşşan
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