Table 2.

Fatty acid composition of rapeseed and low erucic acid (canola) oil compared to olive oil, soybean and sunflower Oil Fatty acid composition in % type 16:0 18:0 18:1 18:2 18:3 20:1 22:1 Rapeseed 4.0 1.5 17.0 13.0 9.0 14.5 41.0 Canola 4.1 1.8 63.0 20.0 8.6 1.9 0.0 Olive 15 75.0 9.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 Soy 14 28.0 50.0 7.0 0.0 0.0 Sunflower 12.5 20.0 66.0 0.1 0.0 0.0

Table 3. Fatty acid composition of standard and modified (edible) flax oil compared to corn oil Oil Fatty acid composition % type 16:0 18:0 18:1 18:2 18:3 Standard 9 4 15 17 55 Linola 9 5 36 48 2 Corn oil 11 2 29 57 1

Table 4. Fatty acid composition of standard, high oleic and mid-oleic sunflower oils compared to olive oil

Oil Fatty acid composition in % type Tot. sat 18:1 18:2 18:3 Standard sun 12.5 20.0 0.1 66.0 Hi oleic sun 6.7 12.0 0.1 80.0 Mid oleic sun 9.5 30.0 0.1 60.0 Olive oil 15 75.0 9.0 1.0

Table 5. Modified fatty acid compositions in soybean oil Oil Fatty acid composition in % type Sat1 18:1 18:2 18:3 Standard 14.0 28.0 50.0 7.0 Low 18:3 14.0 27.0 55.0 4.0 Hi 18:1 11.0 4.3 3.6 80.8 Low Sat. 18.0 63.0 10.0 8.0 1 Sat. = total saturated fatty acids

Table 6. Existing and future modifications to the C16-C18 fatty acid compositions in canola oil ( B. napus) Oil Method Fatty acid composition in % type used 16:0 18:0 18:1 18:2 18:3 Canola 5 2 21 9 seln 61 Low 18:3 mutant 5 2 63 25 <2 Hi 18:1/Low 18:3 mutant 5 2 8 6 78 Hi 18:1/Low 18:3 mutant 5 2 15 76 2 1 Hi 18:2 (fad2) biotech 5 2 57 6 28 Hi 18:1 mutant 5 2 4 3 85 2 biotech 5 2 5 3 Hi 18:1 (fad2) 84 Low 16:0/18:0 biotech 66 21 2 1 10 Future biotech 5 3 2 1 90 1 Over expression of oleate FAD2 desaturase 2 Co-suppression of FAD2 desaturase

In use yes yes yes yes no no no no no