Palmitoleic Acid
2023-10-05:
Palmitoleic Acid (C16:1ω-7) #
- SCD inhibitor! So that definitely makes macadamia oil safer than olive oil (which also has some), I guess. It actually might be a net positive at keeping the desaturase indices down, since I don’t think C18:0/C16:0 alone do that.
- Meanwhile, apparently eating oleic downregulates SCD1.
- Lots of it in macadamia oil:
| Macadamia Oil | % |
|---|---|
| C:14:0 Myristic | 0.7-1.6 |
| C:16:0 Palmitic | 9.3-13.1 |
| C:16:1 Palmitoleic Acid | 24.0-36.0 |
| C:18:0 Stearic | 4.6-6.1 |
| C:18:1 Oleic | 40.0-51.0 |
| C:18:2 Linoleic | 1.6-3.7 |
| C:20:0 Arachidic | 2.9-4.0 |
| C:20:1 Gadoleic | 2.3-3.7 |
| C:22:0 Behenic | 0.6-1.7 |
- Circulating palmitoleic acid is an independent determinant of insulin sensitivity, beta cell function and glucose tolerance in non-diabetic individuals: a longitudinal analysis
- Chronic administration of palmitoleic acid reduces insulin resistance and hepatic lipid accumulation in KK-Ay Mice with genetic type 2 diabetes