Data on the unsaturated fatty acid content of foods can be found in McCance and Widdowson's The Composition of Foods series. Latest data from this series published in 2002 are set out in the following table.
Food Total unsaturated fatty acids (9/100g)1 Typical portion size (g)2 Total unsaturated fatty acids per serving (g) Oven chips, frozen, baked 2.2 165 3.6 Chips3, retail, fried in blended oil 10.7 210 22.5 Chicken tikka masala, retail 6.6 300 19.8 Fish4 and chips3, fried in blended oil 11.7 380 44.6 Meat samosas, takeaway 11.8 70 8.3 1 Data from Food Standards Agency (2002) McCance and Widdowson's The Composition of Foods, Sixth summary edition. Cambridge: Royal Society of Chemistry. 2 Portion size information taken from Food Standards Agency (2002) Food Portion Sizes, 3rd Edition, London, HMSO. 3 The fat content of chips will be variable and dependent on a number of factors related to their preparation, including how thick they are cut and their shape, i.e. crinkle as opposed to straight cut. 4 Based on cod, in batter, fried in blended oil.