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Main article: Saturated fat

Most commonly occurring saturated fatty acids are:

• Butyric (butanoic acid): CH₃(CH₂)₂COOH or C4:0
• Valeric (pentanoic acid): CH₃(CH₂)₃COOH or C5:0
• Caproic (hexanoic acid): CH₃(CH₂)₄COOH or C6:0
• Caprylic (octanoic acid): CH₃(CH₂)₆COOH or C8:0
• Capric (decanoic acid): CH₃(CH₂)₈COOH or C10:0
• Lauric (dodecanoic acid): CH₃(CH₂)₁₀COOH or C12:0
• Myristic (tetradecanoic acid): CH₃(CH₂)₁₂COOH or C14:0
• Palmitic (hexadecanoic acid): CH₃(CH₂)₁₄COOH or C16:0
• Stearic (octadecanoic acid): CH₃(CH₂)₁₆COOH or C18:0
• Arachidic (eicosanoic acid): CH₃(CH₂)₁₈COOH or C20:0
• Behenic (docosanoic acid): CH₃(CH₂)₂₀COOH or C22:0
• Lignoceric (tetracosanoic acid): CH₃(CH₂)₂₂COOH or C24:0
• Cerotic (hexacosanoic acid): CH₃(CH₂)₂₄COOH or C26:0

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