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SFA 6:0

Discover how amounts vary across foods, on a shared basis for comparison.

Fatty-acid notation 6:0 specifies 6 carbons and 0 double bonds. Listed forms remain separate. [1] [2]

hexanoic acid — 2D chemical diagram — **Depicted form: hexanoic acid**
This reference form does not represent every form included in the USDA quantity.
Description, source and attribution
Reference depiction: hexanoic acid. Formula C6H12O2; PubChem CID 8892; charge 0. This specified form does not represent every form or molecule included in the USDA quantity. The free-acid reference does not imply that food fatty acids are unesterified.
PubChem Compound 8892, 2D Structure. NCBI / National Library of Medicine. Source · Reuse terms
Source check: 2026-09-13 · No scientific editorial review.

A COMMON BASIS

Foods, per 100 g

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73 foods with data 33 not reported, excluded from ranking

Cheddar cheese
Cheddar cheese; sodium reflects the source product.
0.543 g
Mozzarella cheese
Whole-milk mozzarella cheese; not the low-moisture entry.
0.446 g
Ricotta cheese
Whole-milk ricotta cheese.
0.199 g
Coconut
Raw coconut flesh.
0.191 g
Whole milk
Whole cow's milk, 3.25% milkfat, with added vitamin D.
0.054 g
Cottage cheese
Creamed cottage cheese, large or small curd.
0.025 g
Black pepper
Black pepper spice.
0.012 g
Pumpkin seeds
Dried pumpkin/squash seed kernels, without shells.
0.001 g
Pearled barley
Cooked pearled barley; added salt/fat not specified in the source description.
0 g
Fresh basil
Fresh basil leaves.
0 g
Beef ground 90% lean
Ground beef, 90% lean / 10% fat, cooked as a pan-broiled patty.
0 g
Beet
Beet, boiled and drained; added salt is not stated in the source description.
0 g

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UNDERSTAND THE DATA

The nutrient, in context

How to read this ranking

This page compares SFA 6:0 (SFA 6:0), in g per 100 g of food.

Chemical forms and measurement methods remain separate. “Not reported” means a value is unavailable, not that the food contains zero. A food’s rank does not determine your individual needs or diagnose a deficiency.

Intake guidance

There is no validated NIH ODS fact sheet for this identity in Bitameans’ published version. We do not assign another nutrient’s recommendations to this form. An absent fact sheet does not mean that no upper intake limit exists.

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Identity and structure sources

PubChem Compound 8892: Hexanoic Acid · Accessed 2026-09-13
USDA FoodData Central: Foundation Foods Documentation · Accessed 2026-09-13

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