| Fatty acid (% of 100 g samples) | Korean | Chinese | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common buckwheat | Tartary buckwheat | Common buckwheat | Tartary buckwheat | ||
| Saturated fatty acids | C14:0 Myristic acid | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| C16:0 Palmitic acid | 15.6 | 14.2 | 16.1 | 14.1 | |
| C18:0 Stearic acid | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2 | 1.9 | |
| C20:0 Arachidonic acid | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 | |
| C22:0 Behenic acid | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 | |
| C24:0 Lignoceric acid | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 | |
| Unsaturated fatty acids | C16:1 Palmitoleic acid | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| C18:1 Oleic acid | 39.5 | 40.8 | 38.5 | 37 | |
| C18:2 Linoleic acid | 31.7 | 33.9 | 32.9 | 38.6 | |
| C18:3 Linolenic acid | 1.7 | 1.1 | 2 | 1.2 | |
| C20:1 Eicosenoic acid | 3.3 | 2.4 | 3 | 2.2 | |
| C20:2 Eicosadienoic acid | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | |
| C20:3 Eicosatetraenoic acid | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |