VARIATIONS IN
COMPOSITION OF
TABLE XXV
SHEEP FATS WITH SITE OF DEPOSITION
Fatty acids (wt. %)
Saturated
Unsaturated
Source Source
Ci8
Ci2
c
14
Ci6
Cl8
C20
C14
Ci6
C20—C22
Monoene
Diene
Triene
External tissue fat (83)
0.4
3.4
27.8
14.7
0.4
1.6
46.3
4.8
0.6
Perinephric (83)
—
2.9
24.0
24.9
—
0.7
2.4
39.2
5.2
—
0.7
Depot (323)
1.3
3.5
25.0
22.2
0.7
0.5
1.7
42.0
2.2
—
0.9
Muscle (323)
0.2
4.1
24.6
15.4
0.7
0.5
2.6
45.1
5.0
—
1.8
Liver (glycerides) (291)
—
0.2
21.9
12.9
—
—
4.9
-44.7
11.6
3.8
Bone, sheep (6-month-old
lamb, mixed bones) (316)
0.9
4.9
18.9
8.3
0.3
1.2
5.5
54.7
3.9
1.5
Trace
Neatsfoot oil (290)
0.3
2.6
16.2
4.5
0.5
1.0
10.7
58.0
3.7
1.3
1.2
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F. B. SHORLAND