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SFA 18:0

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

Fatty-acid notation 18:0 specifies 18 carbons and 0 double bonds. Listed forms remain separate. [1] [2]

stearic acid — 2D chemical diagram — **Depicted form: stearic acid**
This reference form does not represent every form included in the USDA quantity.
Description, source and attribution
Reference depiction: stearic acid. Formula C18H36O2; PubChem CID 5281; 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 5281, 2D Structure. NCBI / National Library of Medicine. Source · Reuse terms
Source check: 2026-09-13 · No scientific editorial review.

A COMMON BASIS

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77 foods with data 29 not reported, excluded from ranking

Cheddar cheese
Cheddar cheese; sodium reflects the source product.
3.39 g
Pumpkin seeds
Dried pumpkin/squash seed kernels, without shells.
2.869 g
Mozzarella cheese
Whole-milk mozzarella cheese; not the low-moisture entry.
2.442 g
Queso fresco
Solid queso fresco cheese, USDA record; not a measurement of every Costa Rican fresh cheese.
2.131 g
Sesame seeds
Whole dried sesame seeds.
2.09 g
Canola oil
Canola oil.
2.087 g
Olive oil
Olive oil for salad or cooking; grade not specified.
1.953 g
Coconut
Raw coconut flesh.
1.734 g
Beef ground 90% lean
Ground beef, 90% lean / 10% fat, cooked as a pan-broiled patty.
1.337 g
Flaxseed
Flaxseed; source does not specify grinding.
1.33 g
Duck meat
Domesticated duck, roasted, meat only, without skin.
1.321 g
Peanuts
Peanuts, all types, dry-roasted without salt.
1.2 g

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UNDERSTAND THE DATA

The nutrient, in context

How to read this ranking

This page compares SFA 18:0 (SFA 18:0), 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 5281: Stearic Acid · Accessed 2026-09-13
USDA FoodData Central: Foundation Foods Documentation · Accessed 2026-09-13

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