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Lipid contents in barley range from 1.9 to 4.6%. Lipids of barley kernel, similar to wheat kernel, are present in the embryo and the aleurone. Barley total lipids are comprised of67-78% non-polar lipids (NL), 8-13% glycolipids (GL) and 14-21% phospholipids (PL). The principal lipid is triacylglycerol as the main component of the NL in barley kernel. Mono- and digalactosyldiglycerides are the major glycolipid components and phosphatidylcholine is the major phospholipid component. About 20% total fatty acids in barley kernel makes the palmitic acid; about 16%, oleic and more than 50%, linoleic acid. Lysophosphatidylcholine comprises 62.5% of barley starch lipids.