| Fatty acids (nmole %) |
LA-LA |
LA-ALA |
LA-FO |
ALA-ALA |
FO-FO |
C 14:0
|
1.2 + 0.4
|
1.1 + 0.3
|
0.9 + 0.15
|
1.4 + 0.14
|
1.1 + 0.2 |
C 16:0
|
22.7 + 0.99
|
21.7 + 0.93
|
20.9 + 1.2
|
22.0 + 0.79
|
23.0 + 0.55 |
C 16:1
|
1.2 + 0.04
|
0.5 + 0.21
|
0.95 + 0.36
|
1.3 + 0.58
|
1.5 + 0.45 |
C 18:0
|
25.6 + 0.7
|
26.6 + 1.21
|
26.6 + 1.57
|
26.1 + 0.74
|
25.7 + 0.74 |
C 18:1
|
9.1 + 0.26
|
8.6 + 0.2
|
8.5 + 0.11
|
8.8 + 0.14
|
8.2 + 0.34* |
C 18:2n-6
|
1.4 + 0.12
|
1.4 + 0.07
|
1.6 + 0.32
|
1.4 + 0.15
|
1.5 + 0.15 |
C 20:0
|
0.7 + 0.05
|
0.8 + 0.11
|
0.6 + 0.12
|
0.7 + 0.19
|
0.7 + 0.19 |
C 20:3n-6
|
1.2 + 0.53
|
1.2 + 0.79
|
0.8 + 0.49
|
0.9 + 0.65
|
1.3 + 0.96 |
C 22:0
|
0.6 + 0.07
|
0.9 + 0.3
|
0.7 + 0.09
|
0.7 + 0.2
|
0.7 + 0.13 |
C 20:4n-6
|
9.6 + 0.38
|
8.9 + 0.62
|
8.6 + 0.46
|
8.7 + 0.39
|
8.0 + 0.43* |
C 24:0
|
0.97 + 0.25
|
1.0 + 0.33
|
0.67 + 0.2
|
0.89 + 0.28
|
0.78 + 0.18 |
C22:4n-6 & C 24:1
|
2.4 + 0.08
|
1.7 + 0.10
|
2.0 + 0.09
|
2.0 + 0.09
|
1.85 + 0.06* |
C 22:5n-3
|
0.5 + 0.07
|
0.76 + 0.11
|
0.58 + 0.06
|
0.6 + 0.10
|
0.6 + 0.11 |
C 22:6n-3
|
22.0 + 0.6
|
24.0 + 0.8
|
25.6 + 1.5
|
24.3 + 0.6
|
24.4 + 0.3 |
| Index |
|
|
|
|
|
Σ (LA + AA)a
|
11.3
|
10.3
|
10.2
|
10.1
|
9.5 |
| Σ LC n-3 PUFAb |
22.5 |
24.7 |
26.1 |
24.9 |
25.0 |
| a/bRatio |
1.99 |
2.39 |
2.55 |
2.46 |
2.63 |
LA, linoleic acid; ALA, α-linolenic acid; AA, arachidonic acid; FO, fish oil; EPA, eicosapentaenoic acid; DHA, docosahexaenoic acid. The values are presented as Mean ±
SE of six independent observations. *Values are significantly different from other groups (p< 0.05). aTotal LA and AA; bTotal LC n-3 PUFA. |
