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Table 1

Major commodity oils at global and European level (FAOSTAT 2013). Oil composition is reported only for the principal fatty acids (source: CHEMPRO).

Commodity
crops
Production Average yield Average oil Principal fatty acids (%)
share (%) (Mg ha-1) content

Global EU Global EU (%) C16:0 C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 C18:3 C20:1 C22:1

Oil palm 27 / 15.7 / 4042 3245 27 3852 511 Tr Tr Tr
Soybean 28 7.5 2.5 1.9 1822 711 26 2234 4356 511 Tr Tr
Rapeseed 7.5 32.5 2.0 2.7 3845 45 12 6063 1820 810 12 <1
Sunflower 4.5 40 1.7 1.9 4045 36 13 1435 4475 Tr Tr Tr
Cottonseed 7 0.7 1.9 3.2 1826 2022 2 1635 4256 Tr Tr Tr

Tr = traces.

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