June 2025

Evaluation of fatty acid composition and nutritional indices of selected edible oils in the Kenyan market

Dietary fats play positive or negative roles in the development or management of non-communicable diseases, and this depends on their fatty acid profiles. This study evaluated the fatty acid profiles and associated nutritional indices of edible oils (palm olein, sunflower, corn, soybean and canola oils), fats and spreads in Kenya. Fatty acid profiles were analysed by gas chromatography (GC). Marked differences in the...

Author(s): Kevin O. Aduol, Arnold N. Onyango, Beatrice N. Kiage-Mokua, Judith K. Okoth and Emmanuel O. Ayua