This creates a mixture of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids.
The patent describes the compound as "derivatives of certain unsaturated fatty acids."
There is also growing evidence that unsaturated fatty acids help protect people from serious diseases.
All fats are combinations of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids.
The oils from some algae have high levels of unsaturated fatty acids.
It plays a particularly important role in the metabolism of unsaturated fatty acids.
Oil extracted from the seeds is rich in unsaturated fatty acid and may be a good source of edible fat for human consumption.
Olives (and olive oil) are another important plant source of unsaturated fatty acids.
It is composed of approximately 70% unsaturated fatty acids.
The seeds may also be a lucrative source of high quality seed oil, rich in unsaturated fatty acids.