List of types of fats and fatty acids in food

List of types of fats and fatty acids in food

Different types of fats and fatty acids are categorized into many different categories depending on the chemical structure of the fat and fatty acids.

Common types of fats and fatty acids in food

  • Saturated fat
  • Unsaturated fat
    • Monounsaturated fat
      • Omega-7
        • Palmitoleic acid
        • Vaccenic acid
      • Omega-9
        • Oleic acid
        • Erucic acid
    • Polyunsaturated fat
      • Omega-3
        • alpha-Linolenic acid (ALA)
        • Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)
        • Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)
      • Omega-6
        • Linoleic acid (LA)
  • Trans fat

All types of fats and fatty acids in food categorization

The number behind the fatty acids common name is the lipid name. Lipid name can be used to match against USDA nutritional facts for various food.
  • Saturated fat
  • Unsaturated fat
    • Monounsaturated fat
      • Omega-7
        • none - 12:1
        • none - 14:1
        • Palmitoleic acid - 16:1
        • Vaccenic acid - 18:1
        • Paullinic acid - 18:2
        • Rumenic acid - 20:1
        • none - 22:1
        • none - 24:1
      • Omega-9
        • Hypogeic acid - 16:1
        • Oleic acid - 18:1
          • (Z)-octadec-9-enoic acid
        • Elaidic acid - 18:1
          • (E)-octadec-9-enoic acid
        • Gondoic acid - 20:1
        • Mead acid - 20:3
        • Erucic acid - 22:1
        • Nervonic acid - 24:1
        • Ximenic acid - 26:1
    • Polyunsaturated fat
      • Omega-3
        • Hexadecatrienoic acid (HTA) - 16:3
        • α-Linolenic acid (ALA) - 18:3
        • Stearidonic acid (SDA) - 18:4
        • Eicosatrienoic acid (ETE) - 20:3
        • Eicosatetraenoic acid (ETA) - 20:4
        • Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) - 20:5
        • Heneicosapentaenoic acid (HPA) - 21:5
        • Docosapentaenoic acid (DPA), Clupanodonic acid - 22:5
        • Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) / Cervonic acid - 22:6
        • Tetracosapentaenoic acid - 24:5
        • Tetracosahexaenoic acid (Nisinic acid) - 24:6
      • Omega-6
        • Linoleic acid (LA) - 18:2
        • Gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) - 18:3
        • Calendic acid - 18:3
        • Eicosadienoic acid - 20:2
        • Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid (DGLA) - 20:3
        • Arachidonic acid (AA, ARA) - 20:4
        • Docosadienoic acid - 22:2
        • Adrenic acid - 22:4
        • Osbond acid - 22:5
        • Tetracosatetraenoic acid - 24:4
        • Tetracosapentaenoic acid - 24:5
  • Trans fat
  • Interesterified fat (IE)

Notes

Different oils and fats are categorized into mainly saturated and unsaturated fat, while unsaturated fat can be further categorized into monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat. Monounsaturated fat can be further categorized into omega-7 and omega-9 while polyunsaturated fat can be further categorized into omega-3 and omega-6.

References from Wikipedia


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