1. FATTY ACID OCCURRENCE AND DISTRIBUTION
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TABLE XXVI
THE FATTY ACID COMPOSITION (WEIGHT %) OF THE DEPOT FATS OF
HORSES
Saturated
Unsaturated
Source
Cl2
Cl4
Ci6
Ci8
C20
C14
Ci6
C18
C20
C22
Monoene
Diene
Triene
Fatty tissues (183)
2.4
29.7
4.3
0.2
1.4
6.5
32.5
3.8
16.1
3.1
(3.3 H)
Muscle glycerides (183)
0.4
2.4
29.9
3.0
0.2
1.5
8.7
34.9
3.4
12.5
3.1
(4.4 H)
Liver glycerides (183)
—
1.7
25.2
5.3
—
1.6
8.3
17.6
10.4
24.8
3.4
1.7
(6.2 H) (6.0 H)
Bulk sample of bone oil (324 )
0.2
2.8
25.2
4.6
—
0.7
8.1
35.1
5.3
17.3
0.7
(4.0 H)
Hoof oil (324)
—
1.0
19.5
2.4
0.6
0.7
20.5
-53.1—
2.2
(3.5H)
(4.0 H)
Mesenteric fat (325)
0.4
4.5
25.9
4.7
0.2
—
6.8
33.7
5.2
16.3
2.3