Table 2 Fatty acid composition of soybean oil and flaxseed oil

Myristic(%)

14:0

0.06

0.03

Palmitic(%)

16:0

10.89

5.90

Palmitoleic(%)

16:1 n-7

0.14

0.11

Stearic(%)

18:0

3.25

4.36

Oleic(%)

18:1 n-9

24.5

22.96

Linoleic(%)

18:2 n-6

53.41

16.16

Linolenic(%)

18:3 n-3

7.34

49.93

Eicosanoic(%)

20:1 n-9

0.02

0.17

Eicosanoic(%)

20:1 n-7

0.04

0.17

Eicosapentaenoic(%)

20:5 n-3

—

—

Docosahexaenoic(%)

22:6 n-3

—

—

Other fatty acid(%)

0.35

0.21

Total fatty acid

100

100

Total n-3PUFAs

7.34

49.93

Total n-6PUFAs

53.41

16.16

n-3:n-6

1:7.30

1:0.32