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Table 3 Fatty acid composition of chicken feed,% fatty acid methyl ester (FAME)

From: Increased EPA levels in serum phospholipids of humans after four weeks daily ingestion of one portion chicken fed linseed and rapeseed oil

 

SO

RLO

C14:0

0.87

0.89

C15:0

0.17

0.18

C16:0

17.3

15.2

C16:1,n-7

1.10

1.16

C18:0

7.79

8.34

C18:1,c9

27.2

33.6

C18:2,n-6 (LA)

35.9

21.6

C18:3,n-3 (ALA)

3.61

12.33

C20:4,n-6 (AA)

0.06

0.09

C20:5,n-3 (EPA)

nd

nd

C22:5,n-3 (DPA)

0.04

0.04

C22:6,n-3 (DHA)

0.02

0.02

SFA

25.9

24.4

MUFA

28.3

34.8

PUFA

39.6

34.1

n-3 PUFA

3.67

12.39

n6/n3

9.82

1.75

16:1 n-7/16:0

0.06

0.08

18:1 c9/18:0

3.49

4.03

  1. The diets contained 4% soybean oil (SO) or 2% rapeseed oil plus 2% linseed oil (RLO). (Means from six analyses of each feed).