| 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 |