Which of the following is not an essential unsaturated fatty acid?

Oleic acid

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Linoleic acid

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Linolenic acid

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Stearic acid

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Solution

The correct option is D Stearic acid
D. Stearic acid
Solution : stearic acid is a saturated fatty acid while the others are unsaturated fatty acids that are essential and obtained from food.
So the correct answer is " stearic acid".

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