What is Palmitic acid?
[[File:Palmitic_acid.svg|thumb|Chemical structure.]] [[File:Palmitic-acid-3D-balls.png|thumb|Ball and stick model.]] '''Palmitic acid''' is a type of [[saturated fatty acid]]. Its chain is 16 carbon atoms long.<ref>{{Cite web|last=PubChem|title=Palmitic acid|url=https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/985|access-date=2021-07-02|website=pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov|language=en}}</ref> It is commonly found in some animal products and [[palm oil]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Foods High in Palmitic acid {{!}} Whole Food Catalog|url=https://wholefoodcatalog.info/nutrient/palmitic_acid/foods/high/|access-date=2021-07-02|website=wholefoodcatalog.info}}</ref> It is commonly eaten in the [[United States]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Ervin|first1=R. Bethene|last2=Wright|first2=Jacqueline D.|last3=Wang|first3=Chia-Yih|last4=Kennedy-Stephenson|first4=Jocelyn|date=2004-11-08|title=Dietary intake of fats and fatty acids for the United States population: 1999-2000|url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15587902/|journal=Advance Data|issue=348|pages=1–6|issn=0147-3956|pmid=15587902}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} {{Chem-stub}} [[Category:Saturated fatty acids]]