Sl No   Composition   Chemical name Single/Double/Triple bond   Structure Saturated/Unsaturated Chemical formula Weight (%)
1 Palmitic Hexadecanoic ---- 16:0 Saturated C16H32O2 16.0–28.2
2 Stearic Octadecanoic ---- 18:0 Saturated C18H36O2 20.0–25.1
3 Oleic Cis-9 Octadecanoic Single 18:1 Unsaturated C18H34O2 41.0–51.0
4 Linoleic Cis-9,cis-12 Octadecanoic Double 18:2 Unsaturated C18H32O2 8.9–13.7
5 Arachidic Etcosanoic ----- 20:0 Saturated C20H40O2 0.0–3.3
Table 1: Fatty acid contribution of Mahua oils sample and its chemical structure.