Table 2 Fatty acid profile of the tested VSOs

Fatty acids Flaxseed oil Perilla seed oil Camellia seed oil Pine seed oil Olive oil
(g/100 g, %)
Palmitic acid (16:0) 5.3 (0.0)1) 9.8 (0.0) 8.1 (0.0) 4.2 (0.0) 9.0 (0.0)
Stearic acid (18:0) 2.7 (0.0) 2.6 (0.0) 1.9 (0.0) 1.8 (0.0) 3.0 (0.0)
Oleic acid (18:1) 18.2 (18.2) 25.3 (25.3) 84.7 (84.7) 24.1 (24.1) 82.0 (82.0)
Taxoleic acid (5,9-18:2) - - - 2.3 (4.6) -
Linoleic acid (9,12-18:2) 13.0 (26.0) 16.8 (33.6) 4.4 (8.8) 48.3 (96.6) 6.0 (12.0)
Pinolenic acid (5,9,12-18:3) - - - 14.1 (42.3) -
Linolenic acid (9,12,15-18:3) 59.7 (179.1) 45.5 (136.5) 0.5 (1.5) 0.2 (0.6) -
Extent of unsaturation1) (223.3) (195.4) (95.0) (168.2) (94.0)
Extent of unsaturation = number of double bonds Ă—total content of fatty acid.