14.3 Origin of Individual Fats and Oils 651Table 14.11.
Oils low in palmitic acid and rich in oleic and linoleic acids
SunflowerSoyaPeanutaRapeseedbSesameSafflowerLinseedPoppyWalnut(Helianthus(Glycine(Arachis(Brassica(Sesamum(Carthamus(Linum usita-(Papaver(Juglansannuus)
max.)
hypogaea)
napus)
indicum)
tinctorius)
tissimum)
somniferum)
regia)
Seed oilcontent25–30
18–23
42–52
ca. 4045–55
32–43
32–43
40–51
58–71
(weight-%)
Solidificationpoint (◦C)
−
18 to−
20
−
8to−
18
−
2to+
30to−
2
−
3to−
6
−
13 to−
20
−
18 to−
27
−
15 to−
20
−
15 to−
20
Average fatty acid composition (weight-%)16:06.
510 10 4 8
.56 6
.^59
.^58
18:0
5
5
3
1.
54
.^52
.^53
.52 2
20:0
0.
50
.^51
.^50
.^50
.^50
.50 0 1
22:0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
18:1 (9)
23
21
41
63
42
12
18
10
.^516
18:2 (9,12)
63
53
35
.520 44
.578 14
76 59
18:3 (9,12,15)
<
0.
58 0 9 0 0
.558 1 12
20:1 & 20:2
1
3.
51 1 0 0
.50 0 0
22:1 (13)
0
0
–
0.
50 0 0 0 0
a
African peanut oil.bCanola-type oil (practically free of erucic acid).