Question

Linoleic is unsaturated fatty acid whose content is highest in

• A. Cotton oil
• B. Sunflower oil
• C. Coconut oil
• D. Groundnut oil

Answer 1

The correct option is B Sunflower oil

Unsaturated fats are liquid at room temperature as they have double bonds. The essential fatty acids like alpha-linolenic acid and linoleic acid are unsaturated as they have double bonds. Sunflower oil is a non- volatile oil. It is a mixture of mostly oleic acid (omega-9)-linoleic acid (omega-6). The composition precisely comprises of 59% linoleic acid, oleic acid 30%, stearic acid 6%, and palmitic acid is 5%.

So, the correct answer is option B.