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Table 1 Fatty acid composition and total antioxidant status of canola oil and soybean oil diets.

From: Differential effects of dietary canola and soybean oil intake on oxidative stress in stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats

Fatty acid

Soybean oil (%)

Canola oil (%)

14:0 Myristic acid

0.2

0.1

16:0 Palmitic acid

11.0

7.0

16:1 Palmitoleic acid

0.1

0.1

18:0 Stearic acid

4.0

2.0

18:1 Oleic acid

23.0

53.0

18:2 Linoleic acid

48.0

23.0

18:3 Linolenic acid

6.0

10.0

18:4 Stearidonic acid

0

0.5

20:1 Gadoleic acid

0.2

0.1

20:5 EPA

0.2*

0.2*

22:6 DHA

0.5*

0.5*

Total Antioxidant Status (TEAC mmol/L)

0.67 ± 0.01

0.66 ± 0.01

  1. *Fatty acid source coming from fish meal found within the diet.
  2. Information provided by Speciality Feeds (Western Australia), which produced both diets.