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vegetable oil
None have cholesterol.
Comparison of vegetable oils (% of fatty acid)
oil saturated mono-unsat* omega-6 omega-3
flax oil 7 21 15 55
canola oil 7 61 21 11
hemp seed oil 8 12 55 25
English walnut 1 29 57 13
soy oil 15 23 54 8
wheat germ oil 14 23 58 5
olive oil 15 75 9 1
corn oil 13 29 57 1
sunflower oil 12 16 71 1
safflower oil 10 14 76 <1
peanut oil 19 48 33 <1
cottonseed oil 27 19 54 <1
palm oil 51 39 10 <1
coconut oil 91 7 2 <1
* mono-unsaturated
Related
nuts (food nut, dietary nut, nut consumption)
Specific
canola oil
coconut oil
corn oil
cottonseed oil
flax oil (linseed oil)
jojoba oil
olive oil
palm oil (red palm oil)
peanut oil
pumpkin seed oil
safflower oil
soy oil
sunflower oil
General
dietary fat
References
- http://www.canola.com
- http://www.healthfromthesun.com
- Salem, N. Omega-3 fatty acids, in: New Protective Roles for
Selected Nutrients, Alan Liss, 1989, pg 109-228