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Table 1 Stereospecificity of dominant TAG molecular species in natural fats and oils

From: Effects of stereospecific positioning of fatty acids in triacylglycerol structures in native and randomized fats: a review of their nutritional implications

 

TAG species

Vegetable Oil

   

Almond oil

OOO

OLO

OLL

Canola oil

OOO

LOO

OOLn

Cocoa butter

POS

SOS

POP

Coconut oil

DDD

CDD

CDM

Corn oil

LLL

LOL

LLP

Cottonseed oil

PLL

POL

LLL

Olive oil

OOO

OOP

OLO

Palm kernel oil

DDD

MOD

ODO

Palm oil

POP

POO

POL

Peanut oil

OOL

POL

OLL

Safflower oil

LLL

LLO

LLP

Soybean oil

LLL

LLO

LLP

Sunflower oil

LLL

OLL

LOO

Walnut oil

LLL

OLL

PLL

Animal Fat

   

Butter

PPB

PPC

POP

Egg fat

POO

PLO

POS

Lard

SPO

OPL

OPO

Tallow

POO

POP

POS

  1. For fatty acid abbreviations in TAG species read as: P = palmitic; O = oleic; S = stearate; D = dodecanoic or lauric; C = capric; M = myristic; L = linoleic; Ln = linolenic; B = butyric.