Table 6 Fatty acid composition of the experimental diets. The sources of all oils are given in Table 5. Values represent g FA/100 g total FA, following 3 determinations. The FUNG diet contained ca. 5% AA; the FISH diet contained ca. 5% DHA; and the FUNG+FISH diet contained ca. 5% of AA and 5% of DHA.
Fatty Acid | Control | FUNG | FISH | FUNG+FISH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
4:0 + 6:0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
8:0 | 27.2 | 21.3 | 16.9 | 11.1 |
10:0 | 22.9 | 18.0 | 14.3 | 9.4 |
12:0+13:0+14:0+ 14:1n5+15:0+17:0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
16:0 | 7.9 | 9.2 | 11.9 | 13.2 |
18:0 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
18:1n9 | 24.8 | 25.4 | 27.0 | 27.6 |
18:1n9 trans | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
18:2n6 | 11.4 | 12.3 | 11.9 | 12.8 |
18:3n6 | - | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
18:3n3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
18:4n3 | - | - | 0.1 | 0.1 |
20:0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
20:1n9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
20:2n6 | - | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
20:3n6 | - | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
20:4n6 | - | 4.7 | 0.4 | 5.1 |
20:5n3 | - | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
22:0+22:1n9+24:0+24:1n9+26:0+unknown | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.9 |
22:4n6 | - | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
22:5n3 | - | - | 0.4 | 0.4 |
22:6n3 | - | - | 5.2 | 5.2 |