From: Survey of n- 3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids in fish and fish products
 | Relative FA amount [% of FAME] | Absolute FA amount [% of fresh weight] | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Pure fillets | Fish fingers with removed coating | Fish fingers with coating | Pure fillets | Fish fingers with removed coating | Fish fingers with coating |
 | (n = 4) | (n = 6) | (n = 7) | (n = 4) | (n = 6) | (n = 7) |
 | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD |
Total fat [wt %] |  |  |  | 0.77 ± 0.31 b | 0.88 ± 0.26 b | 7.85 ± 1.61 a |
FA | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 C16:0 | 20.7 ± 1.55a | 16.0 ± 0.83b | 7.48 ± 1.75c | 0.16 ± 0.01b | 0.14 ± 0.01b | 0.59 ± 0.14a |
 C18:0 | 3.36 ± 0.32a | 3.02 ± 0.31b | 3.36 ± 0.34a | 0.03 ± 0.00b | 0.03 ± 0.00b | 0.26 ± 0.03a |
 C18:1 n-9 (OA) | 6.81 ± 0.46c | 16.5 ± 1.79b | 29.6 ± 7.43a | 0.05 ± 0.00c | 0.15 ± 0.02b | 2.32 ± 0.58a |
 ∑ n -3 PUFA | 50.2 ± 1.09 a | 33.6 ± 4.13 b | 3.83 ± 1.60 c | 0.39 ± 0.01 a | 0.30 ± 0.04 a | 0.30 ± 0.13 a |
 C18:3 n-3 (ALA) | 0.29 ± 0.08c | 0.94 ± 0.59b | 1.69 ± 1.58a | 0.00 ± 0.00b | 0.01 ± 0.01b | 0.13 ± 0.12a |
 C18:4 n-3 (SDA) | 0.43 ± 0.09a | 0.30 ± 0.08b | 0.02 ± 0.01c | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 0.00 ± 0.00a |
 C20:4 n-3 | 0.37 ± 0.07a | 0.23 ± 0.05b | 0.01 ± 0.01c | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 0.00 ± 0.00a |
 C20:5 n-3 (EPA) | 18.4 ± 0.81a | 12.1 ± 1.61b | 0.82 ± 0.16c | 0.14 ± 0.01a | 0.11 ± 0.01a | 0.06 ± 0.01b |
 C22:5 n-3 (DPA) | 1.26 ± 0.13a | 0.88 ± 0.27b | 0.07 ± 0.01c | 0.01 ± 0.00a | 0.01 ± 0.00a | 0.01 ± 0.00a |
 C22:6 n-3 (DHA) | 29.4 ± 1.24a | 19.1 ± 2.45b | 1.20 ± 0.25c | 0.23 ± 0.01a | 0.17 ± 0.02a†| 0.09 ± 0.02b |
 ∑ EPA & DHA | 47.8 ± 1.10a | 31.2 ± 4.02b | 2.02 ± 0.40c | 0.37 ± 0.01a | 0.27 ± 0.04a†| 0.16 ± 0.03b |
 ∑ n -6 PUFA | 2.58 ± 0.43 c | 19.0 ± 6.85 b | 51.5 ± 7.66 a | 0.02 ± 0.00 b | 0.17 ± 0.06 b | 4.04 ± 0.60 a |
 C18:2 n-6 (LA) | 1.07 ± 0.46c | 18.0 ± 6.90b | 51.4 ± 7.67a | 0.01 ± 0.00b | 0.16 ± 0.06b | 4.03 ± 0.60a |
 C18:3 n-6 (GLA) | 0.13 ± 0.02a | 0.09 ± 0.03b | 0.01 ± 0.01c | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 0.00 ± 0.00a |
 C20:4 n-6 (AA) | 0.96 ± 0.08a | 0.61 ± 0.05b | 0.04 ± 0.01c | 0.01 ± 0.00a | 0.01 ± 0.00a | 0.00 ± 0.00b |
 C22:5 n-6 | 0.21 ± 0.02a | 0.14 ± 0.02b | 0.01 ± 0.01c | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 0.00 ± 0.00a |
 ∑ n -3/∑ n -6 | 19.8 ± 3.04 a | 2.19 ± 1.48 b | 0.08 ± 0.04 c | 19.8 ± 3.04 a | 2.19 ± 1.48 b | 0.08 ± 0.04 c |
 ∑ n -6/∑ n -3 | 0.05 ± 0.01 c | 0.59 ± 0.28 b | 16.0 ± 7.67 a | 0.05 ± 0.01 c | 0.59 ± 0.28 b | 16.0 ± 7.67 a |
 ∑ SFA | 26.0 ± 1.14a | 20.7 ± 0.69b | 12.2 ± 1.87c | 0.20 ± 0.01b | 0.18 ± 0.01b | 0.96 ± 0.15a |
 ∑ MUFA | 18.4 ± 0.34b | 24.9 ± 3.00ab | 31.7 ± 7.96a | 0.14 ± 0.00b | 0.22 ± 0.03b | 2.49 ± 0.62b |
 ∑ PUFA | 53.2 ± 1.29a | 52.9 ± 3.11a | 55.5 ± 6.71a | 0.41 ± 0.01b | 0.47 ± 0.03b | 4.36 ± 0.53a |