Table 1 Fatty acid composition of test capsules
Fatty acids1 | Group | ||
|---|---|---|---|
(%) | Placebo | Low-ARA | High-ARA |
14:0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
15:0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
16:0 | 12.2 | 11.9 | 11.3 |
16:1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
17:0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
18:0 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 8.1 |
18:1 | 72.3 | 50.3 | 6.3 |
18:2n-6 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 8.9 |
18:3n-6 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 2.6 |
18:3n-3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
20:0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
20:1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
20:2n-6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
20:3n-6 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 4.0 |
20:4n-6 | 0.0 | 14.2 | 42.9 |
22:0 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 3.3 |
22:4n-6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
24:0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 7.5 |
Others | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.2 |