Oleic acid
<p>Jan 06, 2012 08:16 PM
 
a MUFA;
 
one dbl at O9;
 
oleic is derived from oil or olive
olive oil is predominantly oleic acid !!!!
 
<b>Triglyceride esters of oleic acid compose the majority of </b><a title="Olive oil" href="/wiki/Olive_oil"><b>olive oil</b></a>, although there may be less than 2.0% as free acid in the virgin olive oil, with higher concentrations making the olive oil inedible. It also makes up 59-75% of <a title="Pecan oil" href="/wiki/Pecan_oil">pecan oil</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[3]</a></sup> 36-67% of <a title="Peanut oil" href="/wiki/Peanut_oil">peanut oil</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[4]</a></sup> 15-20% of <a title="Grape seed oil" href="/wiki/Grape_seed_oil">grape seed oil</a>, <a title="Sea buckthorn oil" href="/wiki/Sea_buckthorn_oil">sea buckthorn oil</a>, and <a title="Sesame oil" href="/wiki/Sesame_oil">sesame oil</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Ullmann_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ullmann-1">[2]</a></sup> and 14% of <a title="Poppyseed oil" href="/wiki/Poppyseed_oil">poppyseed oil</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-pmid17093176_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid17093176-4">[5]</a></sup> It is abundantly present in many animal fats,<b> constituting 37 to 56% of chicken and turkey fat</b><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><b>[</b><b>6</b><b>]</b></a></sup><b> and 44 to 47% of </b><a title="Lard" href="/wiki/Lard"><b>lard</b></a>.
 
<b>Oleic acid is the most abundant fatty acid in human </b><a title="Adipose tissue" href="/wiki/Adipose_tissue"><b>adipose tissu</b>e</a></p>