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Table 2 Summarized data of milk fatty acid composition (X ± SD)

From: Fat content, energy value and fatty acid profile of donkey milk during lactation and implications for human nutrition

Fatty acid composition

 

 Saturated (SFA, %)

51.98 ± 5.13

 Unsaturated (UFA, %)

48.02 ± 2.97

 Monounsaturated (MUFA, %)

28.00 ± 3.91

 Polyunsaturated (PUFA, %)

20.02 ± 2.04

 of which

 

 PUFA n-3 (%)

7.12 ± 1.96

 PUFA n-6 (%)

12.90 ± 2.13

 PUFA n-3/n-6 ratio

0.59 ± 0.08

 UFA/SFA ratio

0.92 ± 0.07

 Desaturase index1

 

 cis-9 14:1

0.04 ± 0.01

 cis-9 16:1

0.14 ± 0.03

 cis-9 18:1

0.93 ± 0.01

 Atherogenic index (AI)2

1.16 ± 0.28

 Thrombogenic index (TI)3

0.70 ± 0.14

  1. 1Ratio of Δ9-desaturase product divided by the sum of the Δ9-desaturase product and product.
  2. 2, 3Calculated using the equation described by Ulbricht and Southgate (1991).