Mono-unsaturated fatty acid (08:1 ω9).
A fatty acid that is naturally present in the fat of animals and also in oils extracted from oil-seed plants (e.g., soybean, canola, etc.). For example, the soybean oil produced from traditional varieties of soybeans tends to contain 24% oleic acid.
An 18-carbon fatty acid that contains one double bond is found in animal and vegetable fat.
A fatty acid which is present in most oils.
The most common of naturally occurring fatty acids, being present in most fats and oils in the form of triglyceride. It is used in the preparation of ointments, but not of eye ointments.
A monounsaturated fatty acid found in most organic fats and oils.