21. :: The only known essential fatty acids are alpha-linolenic acid and linoleic acid, neither of which is saturated. 22. Blackcurrant seed oil is rich in vitamin E and unsaturated fatty acids, including alpha-linolenic acid and gamma-linolenic acid. 23. Blackcurrant seed oil is rich in vitamin E and unsaturated fatty acids, including alpha-linolenic acid and gamma-linolenic acid . 24. Pioneer Hi-Bred International, a unit of DuPont, has a soybean with half as much linolenic acid as conventional soybeans. 25. Hydrogenation, which also solidifies the oil, removes linolenic acid , a substance that causes the oil to taste rancid when heated. 26. GLA is converted to dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid ( DGLA ), which in turn is converted to arachidonic acid ( AA ). 27. Certain nuts and vegetable oils contain a fat called linolenic acid that is related to the Omega-3 fatty acids in seafood. 28. ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID : ALA is part of the omega-3 fatty acid pantheon known as the " good " kind of fat. 29. Macadamia oil contains approximately 60 % oleic acid, 19 % palmitoleic acid, 1-3 % linoleic acid and 1-2 % ?-linolenic acid . 30. GLA deficiencies in animals including humans have shown wide effects down the line-- Dihomogamma-linolenic acid ( DGLA ) and Prostaglandin E1 deficiency.
