
Optimum Performance
Know your fats
% breakdown of fats & oils
Fat % of saturated fat % of mono-unsaturated fats %of polyunsaturated fats
Canola oil 6% 62% 32%
Safflower oil 10% 13% 77%
Sunflower oil 11% 20% 69%
Corn oil 13% 25% 62%
Soy bean oil 15% 24% 61%
Olive oil 14% 77% 9%
Chicken fat 31% 47% 22%
Lard 41% 47% 12%
Beef fat 52% 44% 4%
Palm oil 51% 39% 10%
Butter 66% 30% 4%
Coconut oil 92% 6% 2%
Saturated Fatty Acids:
Carbons Number of double bonds Common source
Acetic acid (vinegar) 2 0 Vinegar
Butyric 4 0 Butter
Caproic 6 0 Butterfat
Caprylic 8 0 Coconut oil
Capric 10 0 Palm oil
Lauric 12 0 Coconut oil
Myristic 14 0 Nutmeg oil
Palmitic 16 0 Animal & vegetable oil
Stearic 18 0 Animal & vegetable oil
Arachidic 20 0 Peanut oil
Monounsaturated
Palmitoleic 16 1 Butterfat
Oleic 18 1 Olive oil
Erucic 22 1 Rapeseed (canola oil)
Polyunsaturated
Linoleic 18 2 Vegetable oil
Alpha linoleic 18 3 Linseed oil
Arachidonic 20 4 Lecithin
Eicosapentaenoic 20 5 Fish oils
Docosahexaenoic 22 6 Fish oils