OIL COMPARISON

Comparison on vegetable oils

Vegetable oils

Type

Saturated
fatty acids
[4]

Mono-
unsaturated
fatty acids
[4]

Polyunsaturated fatty acids

Oleic acid
(ω-9)

Smoke point

Total poly[4]

linolenic acid
(ω-3)

Linoleic acid
(ω-6)

Not hydrogenated[5]

Canola (rapeseed)

7.365

63.276

28.142

10

22

62

400 °F (204 °C) [6]

Coconut

86.500

5.800

1.800

-

2

6

350 °F (177 °C) [7]

Corn

12.948

27.576

54.677

1

58

28

450 °F (232 °C) [6]

Cottonseed

25.900

17.800

51.900

1

54

19

420 °F (216 °C) [6]

Olive

13.808

72.961

10.523

1

10

71

374 °F (190 °C) [8]

Palm

49.300

37.000

9.300

-

10

40

455 °F (235 °C) [9]

Peanut

16.900

46.200

32.000

-

32

48

437 °F (225 °C) [6]

Safflower (high oleic)

7.541

75.221

12.820

0.096

12.724

74.742

510 °F (266 °C) [6]

Soybean

15.650

22.783

57.740

7

54

24

460 °F (238 °C) [6]

Sunflower
(<60%linoleic)

10.100

45.400

40.100

0.200

39.800

45.300

440 °F (227 °C) [6]

Fully hydrogenated

Cottonseed (hydrog.)

93.600

1.529

.587

 

.287[4]

   

Palm (hydrogenated)

47.500

40.600

7.500

       

Soybean (hydrogen.)

21.100

73.700

.400

.096[4]

     

Values as weight percent (%) of total fat.