Depot fat

Description

A semisolid mixture of long chain hydrocarbon fatty acids extracted from the fatty tissue of a human, Homo sapiens. Depot fat primarily contain the following fatty acids (average %): oleic acid (46.9), palmitic acid (24.0), stearic acid (8.42), linoleic acid (10.2) palmitoleic (5.0%), and myristic acid (2.7) (CRC Handbook 1980).

Physical and Chemical Properties

Iodine value = 67.6; Saponification value=196.2

Melting Point	15 C
Density	0.918 g/ml
Refractive Index	1.4602

Resources and Citations

• CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Robert Weast (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, v. 61, 1980 Comment: pages D-225-226