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Table 2 Fatty acid composition of the two test butter

From: Effect of dairy fat on plasma phytanic acid in healthy volunteers - a randomized controlled study

 

Butter

 

Control (wt%)

Phytanic acid (wt%)

6:0

1.52

1.51

8:0

1.04

1.2

10:0

2.35

2.31

12:0

2.66

2.60

14:0

9.89

10.07

14:1

0.66

0.62

15:0

0.89

0.91

16:0

22.55

24.80

16:1n-7

1.15

1.16

Phytanic acid

0.13

0.24

17:0

0.47

0.50

17:1

0.20

0.20

18:0

15.39

16.00

18:1n-9 trans

2.59

2.25

18:1n-9 cis

25.67

25.17

18:1n-7

0.92

1.31

18:2 n-6 trans

0.49

0.47

18:2 n-6 cis

1.53

1.48

20:0

0.35

0.27

18:3 n-6

0.00

0.00

18:3 n-3

0.48

0.83

≥20:0

0.69

0.29