Fatty acids Before enrichment After enrichment
  1Inert diet Artemia 2Inert diet Artemia
12:0 0.70 0.28 0.33 0.20
13:0 ND 0.24 ND 0.07
14:0 3.30 1.78 5.77 5.40
15:0 0.33 0.90 0.54 0.82
16:0 18.4 14.48 19.27 19.13
16:1 n-9 0.03 6.34 4.06 7.48
16:1 n-7 0.63 ND 0.55 0.86
17:0 0.21 1.50 0.34 0.72
18:0 5.26 0.62 3.98 0.27
18:1 n-9 24.70 24.29 31.92 25.00
18:1 n-7 0.13 3.31 3.16 3.75
18:1 n-5 9.73 ND 11.02 0.61
18:2 n-6 0.10 8.90 3.08 8.50
19:0 0.56 ND 0.25 0.16
18:3 n-3 0.66 4.73 3.73 11.74
20:0 ND 0.54 0.11 0.55
20:1 n-9 ND 0.65 0.77 6.04
20:2 n-6 ND 1.01 0.13 1.03
20:3 n-3 ND 0.89 1.36 1.29
20:4 n-6 ND 1.30 0.32 1.40
20:4 n-3 ND 1.40 0.72 1.49
20:5 n-3 0.12 2.45 3.45 4.53
22:1 n-9 0.12 0.53 1.75 1.83
22:6 n-3 0.10 1.30 3.39 4.14
1 Inert diet with sunflower oil as lipid source represents unenriched diet
2 Inert diet with cod liver oil as lipid source represents enriched diet
*ND: Not detected

Table 3: Fatty acid profile (area %) of enriched and unenriched Artemia nauplii and inert diet.
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