Sl No |
Composition |
Chemical name |
Single/Double/Triple bond |
Structure |
Saturated/Unsaturated |
Chemical formula |
Weight (%) |
1 |
Palmitic |
Hexadecanoic |
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16:0 |
Saturated |
C16H32O2 |
16.0–28.2 |
2 |
Stearic |
Octadecanoic |
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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 |
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20:0 |
Saturated |
C20H40O2 |
0.0–3.3 |
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