Not an essential fatty acid -
Linoieic acid
Linolenic acid
Oleic acid
Arachidonic acid
Ans. is 'c' i.e., Oleic acid Essential fatty acids (EFAs)o EAFs are those that cannot be synthesized by humans,o They can be derived only from food.o Examples - Linoleic acid, Linolenic acid, arachidonic acid, Eichosa-pentaenoic acid.o The most important EFA is linoleic acid which serves as a basis for the production of other EFAs, i.e. linolenic acid and arachidonic acid.
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