Question: Safflower oil is primarily composed of which type of fatty acid?
Options:
Linoleic acid
Linolenic acid
Stearic acid
Palmitic acid
Other options
-(b) Linolenic acid: Linolenic acid is an omega-3 fatty acid, which is more prominent in oils like flaxseed oil.
-(c) Stearic acid: Stearic acid is a saturated fatty acid.
-(d) Palmitic acid: Palmitic acid is a saturated fatty.
🛑 Additional Information::
-Essential fatty acids: fatty acids that cannot be prepared by the body and are obtained from the diet. Out body is not capable to synthesize them.
-For example, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, arachidonic acid.
-The two essential fatty acids that are required are Linoleic and α-linolenic acids
• Linoleic acid:
-A polyunsaturated fatty acid is present as a triglyceride in linseed oil and other oils and is essential in the human diet.
-Double bonds are not conjugated.
-Occurs in misconfiguration.
-One of the two essential fatty acids required by the body.
-Occurs in nuts and fatty seeds.
• α-Linolenic acids:
-α-linolenic acid (C18H30O2)could be a form of omega-3 fatty acid found in plants.
-It's found in flaxseed oil, and in canola, soy, perilla, and walnut oils.
-α-linolenic acid is comparable to the omega-3 fatty acids that are in fish oil, known as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).