1 Plants for Human Health Institute, NC State University, Kannapolis, NC, United States 2 Department of Food, Bioprocessing, and Nutrition Sciences, NC State University, Raleigh, NC, United States The ...

Fatty acids are organic acids with at least one carboxyl (-C(=O)OH, -COOH or -CO2H) group and a long carbon chain that can be joined by double bonds, as in unsaturated fatty acids, or single bonds ...

Omega-3, omega-6, and omega-9 are three types of fatty acids. Each offers health benefits, but you need omega-3 fatty acids the most. Keeping your intake of omega-3, omega-6, and omega-9 fats within a ...