What are n-7 fatty acids and are there health benefits associated with them? / Eleese Cunningham
Series: Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 115 : 2, page 324 Publication details: February 2015Content type:- txt
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Dietary fatty acids are often characterized by their saturation status. Of all the fatty acid categories, monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) are consumed the most, comprising 36% of total fat intake, and the majority of MUFA consumption is oleic acid at 27 g/day. Second to oleic acid is palmitoleic acid at 1.2 g/day. Palmitoleic acid is an n-7 fatty acid, which is a small family of unsaturated fatty acids in which the site of unsaturation is seven carbon atoms from the end of the carbon chain. Palmitoleic acid is not commonly found in food but is a product of palmitic acid metabolism in the body.
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