The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics

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Omega-3, Omega-6 Unsaturated Fatty Acid Composition of Commercially Available Vegetable Oils


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Omega-3 Omega-6 (n-3, n-6) family unsaturated fatty acids are known to be as dietary therapeutic substances, prescribed in coronary heart disease (CHD) due to their beneficiary effects. Although fish oils were known to be good source of unsaturated fatty acids (20:5, 22:6), the precursor (18:3, 18:2) of these long chain unsaturated fatty acids containing vegetable oils are seldom mentioned.
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C. Rama Prasad
School of Environmental Sciences and School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-110 067, India
R. Subramanian
School of Environmental Sciences and School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-110 067, India
P. Venugopal
School of Environmental Sciences and School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-110 067, India

Abstract


Omega-3 Omega-6 (n-3, n-6) family unsaturated fatty acids are known to be as dietary therapeutic substances, prescribed in coronary heart disease (CHD) due to their beneficiary effects. Although fish oils were known to be good source of unsaturated fatty acids (20:5, 22:6), the precursor (18:3, 18:2) of these long chain unsaturated fatty acids containing vegetable oils are seldom mentioned.