74 



SAPONIFIABLE UPIDS 



TABLE 3. FATTY ACID COMPOSITION OF SOME VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS 

 Figures are approximate percentage by weight. 



olive oil saturated acids 12, oleic 80, linoleic 8 



coconut oil capric 12, lauric 45, myristic 17, palmitic 8 



cacao butter palmitic 24, stearic 35, oleic 38 



peanut oil palmitic 9, oleic 59, linoleic 21 



castor oil linoleic 5, ricinoleic 92 



rape seed oil oleic 17, linoleic 18, linolenic 1, erucic 49 



cottonseed oil palmitic 20, oleic 30, linoleic 45 



soy bean oil saturated acids 19, oleic 22, linoleic 49, 



linolenic 10 



corn oil saturated acids 15, oleic 24, linoleic 61 



linseed oil saturated acids 18, oleic 15, linoleic 15, 



linolenic 52 



TABLE 4. SOME LONG CHAIN SATURATED ACIDS AND ALCOHOLS 

 FOUND FREE OR ESTERIFIED IN PLANT WAXES 



Number of 

 Carbons Acid Alcohol 



24 lignoceric lignoceryl 



(n-tetrocosanol) 



26 cerotic ceryl 



(n-hexacosanol) 



28 montanic octacosyl 



(n-octacosanol) 



30 melissic n-myricyl 



(n-triacontanol) 



32 lacceroic n-lacceryl 



(n-dotr iacontanol) 



34 n-tetratriacontanoic tetratriacontyl 



(n-tetratr iacontanol) 



