| Common Name |
Chain length |
Type |
Food source |
| Short Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs) |
|
|
|
| Acetic |
C2:0 |
SFA |
vinegar, gut microbiota, fiber |
| Propionic |
C3:0 |
SFA |
gut microbiota, fiber |
| Butyric |
C4:0 |
SFA |
gut microbiota, fiber, full fat dairy |
| Isobutyric |
C4:0 |
SFA |
carob, vanilla |
| Methyl-butyric |
C5:0 |
SFA |
not known |
| Valeric |
C5:0 |
SFA |
gut microbiota |
| Isovaleric |
C5:0 |
SFA |
gut microbiota |
| Medium Chain Fatty Acids (MCFAs) |
|
|
|
| Caproic |
C6:0 |
SFA |
full fat dairy
|
| Caprylic |
C8:0 |
SFA |
coconut, palm, full fat dairy, peanuts |
| Capric |
C10:0 |
SFA |
coconut, palm oil, full fat dairy |
| Lauric |
C12:0 |
SFA |
coconut, palm oil, full fat dairy, egg yolks, cinnamon oil |
| Long Chain Fatty Acids (LCFAs) |
|
|
|
| Myristic |
C14:0 |
SFA |
coconut, palm oil, whole fat dairy, nutmeg |
| Myristoleic |
C14:1n-5 |
omega-5 |
full fat dairy, beef |
| Pentadecanoic acid |
C15:0 |
SFA |
full fat dairy, sunflower oil, red meat |
| Palmitic |
C16:0 |
SFA |
palm oil,vegetable oils, animal fat, butter |
| Palmitoleic |
C16:1n-7 |
omega-7 |
macadamia nuts, avocado oil, olive oil |
| Trans-palmitoleate |
C16:1n trans-7 |
natural TFA |
whole fat dairy, meat |
| Heptadecanoic acid |
C17:0 |
SFA |
red meat, full fat dairy |
| Stearic |
C18:0 |
SFA |
animal fat, chocolate, butter, brazil nut |
| Vaccenic |
C18:1n trans-11 |
natural TFA |
full fat dairy |
| Cis-vaccenic |
C:18:1n-7 |
omega-7 |
sea buckthorn oil |
| Oleic |
C18:1n-9 |
omega-9 |
vegetable oil; tree nuts, full fat dairy |
| Elaidicacid (trans-oleic) |
C18:1n trans-9 |
TFA |
partially hydrogenated oils, margarines |
| Alpha-linolenic (ALA) |
C18:3n-3 |
omega-3 |
flax, chia, hemp and canola oils; walnuts |
| Stearidonic |
C18:3n-3 |
omega-3 |
black currants, hemp seed oil |
| Long Chain Fatty Acids (LCFAs), Very LCFAs and Ultra LCFAs |
|
|
|
| Linoleic (LA) |
C18:2n-6 |
omega-6 |
coconut, palm oil, whole fat dairy |
| Gamma-linolenic (GLA) |
C18:3n-6 |
omega-6 |
full fat dairy, beef |
| Arachidic |
C15:0 |
SFA |
full fat dairy, sunflower oil, red meat |
| Eicosenoic (Gondoic acid) |
C16:0 |
omega-9 |
palm oil, animal fat, butter |
| Eicosatrienoic |
C16:1n-7 |
omega-9 |
macadamia nuts, avocado oil, olive oil |
| Eicosapentaenoic (EPA) |
C16:1n trans-7 |
natural TFA |
whole fat dairy, meat |
| Arachidonic (AA) |
C17:0 |
SFA |
red meat, full fat dairy |
| Dihomo-gamma-linolenic |
C18:0 |
SFA |
animal fat, chocolate, butter, brazil nut |
| Behenic |
C18:1n trans-11 |
natural TFA |
full fat dairy |
| Docosahexaenoic (DHA) |
C:22:6n-6 |
omega-3 |
sea buckthorn oil |
| Erucic (Brassidic acid) |
C22:1n-9 |
omega-9 |
rapeseed and mustard oil, canola |
| Nervonic |
C22:1n-9 |
omega-9 |
mustard and canola oil, cold water fish, flaxseed |
| Lignoceric |
C24:0 |
SFA |
peanuts, macadamia nuts, canola and soy oil, sunflower seeds |
| Cerotic |
C26:0 |
SFA |
beeswax |
| Montanic |
C28:0 |
SFA |
beeswax |
| Melissic |
C30:0 |
SFA |
beeswax |
| Lacceroic |
C32:0 |
SFA |
not known, found in some marine sponges |
| Geddic |
C34:0 |
SFA |
beeswax, candelilla wax |
| Hexatriacontylic |
C36:0 |
SFA |
not known |
| Octatriacontanoic |
C38:0 |
SFA |
not known |