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Percentage of the main fatty acid (FA) measured in the coconut oil and butter. |
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| % |
Coconut oil |
butter |
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| Saturated FA |
86.5 |
51.3 |
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| 10:0 |
6 |
2.5 |
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| 12:0 |
44.6 |
2.5 |
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| 14:0 |
16.8 |
7.4 |
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| 16:0 |
8.2 |
21.7 |
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| 18:0 |
2.8 |
10 |
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| Monounsaturated FA |
5.8 |
21 |
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| 18:1 |
5.8 |
20 |
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| Polyunsaturated FA |
1.8 |
3 |
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| 18:2 |
1.8 |
2.7 |
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| 18:3 |
0 |
0.3 |
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| Cholesterol |
0 |
0.2 |
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Oil composition was extracted from the USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference. Values are in g/100 g. | |||
Romestaing et al. Nutrition & Metabolism 2007 4:4 doi:10.1186/1743-7075-4-4 |
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