Studies indicate that palm oil contains a significant amount of palmitic acid, a type of saturated fat. However, unlike trans fats, which are unequivocally harmful, palmitic acid appears to have ...

Rainfall can disperse plant oils (such as oleic acid, stearic acid, and palmitic acid); these are more apparent after a long dry spell. The oils, primarily from plant leaves, accumulate in the soil or ...

Fatty acid composition defines groundnut oil quality. Six saturated fatty acids including palmitic acid constitute 10%, whereas oleic acid (monounsaturated fatty acid) together with linoleic acid ...