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Which of the following dietary source contains the lowest percent of linoleic acid?

A
Coconut oil
B
Mustard oil
C
Groundnut oil
D
Corn oil
High-Yield Explanation
<p> Essential fatty acids: Those that cannot be synthesised by humans.They can be derived from food only. The most impoant essential fatty acid is linoleic acid, which serves as the basis for production of other essential fatty acids( linolenic and arachidonic acid) . Not all PUFA are essential fatty acids. Linoleic acid:- dietary source and per cent content . Safflower oil- 73 Corn oil- 57 Sunflower oil-56 Soyabean oil-51 Sesame oil-40 Ground nut oil-39 Mustard oil -15 Palmoil- 9 Coconut oil- 2 Eichosapentanoic acid: Fish oil: 10 % present. Linolenic acid : Soyabean oil-7 {Reference: Park&;s textbook of community medicine 23 rd edition, pg no. 611}

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