Palmitic acid is a saturated long-chain fatty acid (LCFA), a term for fatty acids containing 13 to 21 carbons. ... The palmitic acid structure contains a 16-carbon backbone.

But unlike omega-3s (which are unsaturated fats), pentadecanoic acid is a type of saturated fatty acid. Saturated fats have long been associated with increased cholesterol levels and heart disease ...

Tridecanoic acid (C13) is a rare, odd-chain saturated fatty acid produced mainly by gut and rumen microbes, entering ...

In general, the American Heart Association recommends that you get no more than 5% or 6% of your daily calories from saturated fat. So if you eat 2,000 calories a day, limit saturated fat to 120 ...

Saturated fatty acid chain length should be taken into consideration when assessing the impact on heart health, a new study suggests, indicating an opening for food marketers to differentiate the ...

Palmitic acid, formally hexadecenoic acid, is a long-chain saturated fatty acid. It exists in nature primarily as a triglyceride and other esters. The most common natural fatty acid, it is abundant in ...

For the first time, researchers have identified how the brain’s fatty acids and the genes that control them are crucial to memory formation. The discovery opens the door to novel treatments for ...