Linoleic acid, C18H3202, found as glyceride in drying oils, and ricinoleic acid, C18H33(OH)02, found as glyceride in castor oil, closely resemble oleic acid.
The oil composition is mostly represented by myristic and oleic acids, and to a lesser extent, palmitic and linoleic acids.
Milk contains the omega-6 essential fatty acid linoleic acid and the omega-3 fatty acid linolenic acid.
Milk contains the omega-6 essential fatty acid linoleic acid and the omega-3 fatty acid linoleic acid and the omega-3 fatty acid linolenic acid.
There has been much excitement recently about the so-called conjugated linoleic acids (CLAs) in cow's milk.