·
In the decreasing
order of content of PUFA :
1. SAFFLOWER OIL
,
2. SUNFLOWER OIL,
3. CORN OIL,
4. SOYABEAN OIL,
5. COTTON OIL,
6. MARGARINE OIL,
7. GROUNDNUT OIL,
8. PALM OIL,
9. BUTTER and
10. COCONUT OIL
.
|
Essential
Fatty acids
|
Dietary source
|
Per cent
content
|
||
|
Linoleic acid
|
Safflower oil
|
73
|
||
|
|
Corn oil
|
57
|
||
|
|
Sunflower oil
|
56
|
||
|
|
Soyabean oil
|
51
|
||
|
|
Sesame oil
|
40
|
||
|
|
Groundnut oil
|
39
|
||
|
|
Mustard oil
|
15
|
||
|
|
Palm oil
|
9
|
||
|
|
Coconut oil
|
2
|
||
|
Arachidonic acid
|
Meat, eggs
|
0.5 - 0.3
|
||
|
|
milk (fat)
|
0.4-0.6
|
||
|
Linolenic acid
|
Soyabean oil
|
7
|
||
|
|
Leafy greens
|
Varied
|
||
|
Eichosapentaenoic acid
|
Fish oil
|
10
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