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Table 4 Total liver fatty acid concentrations and ratios of SHRs fed diets for 4 weeks §

From: Diets containing traditional and novel green leafy vegetables improve liver fatty acid profiles of spontaneously hypertensive rats

 

Dietary group

Fatty acid

Control

4% CG

4% PL

4% SPG

Saturated

39.68 ± 1.51a

33.99 ± 7.63a

32.57 ± 5.91a

33.16 ± 5.64a

Unsaturated

62.18 ± 1.22a

67.64 ± 7.52a

67.84 ± 5.81a

68.97 ± 5.03a

Monounsaturated

18.25 ± 1.51a

20.22 ± 4.58a

22.14 ± 5.09a

20.17 ± 4.43a

Polyunsaturated

43.92 ± 1.51a

47.42 ± 6.27a

45.70 ± 1.89a

48.80 ± 1.04a

Omega-3 fatty acids

5.27 ± 0.34a

7.88 ± 1.16ab

7.67 ± 1.38ab

8.62 ± 0.64b

Omega-6 fatty acids

34.47 ± 1.47a

32.25 ± 2.15a

30.59 ± 3.06a

35.07 ± 1.05a

Omega-6/3 ratio

6.68 ± 0.23a

9.05 ± 4.97a

8.17 ± 4.87a

4.31 ± 0.33a

LA/ALA ratio

14.13 ± 1.51a

11.95 ±1.89a

12.17 ± 1.89a

17.48 ± 3.44a

EPA + DHA

5.20 ± 0.34a

7.82 ± 1.17ab

7.62 ± 1.38ab

8.59 ± 0.65b

  1. §Data are (expressed as) mean percentage ± SE. Values in the same row that do not share the same superscript letter are significantly different according to analysis of variance and Duncan’s post hoc procedures (P < .05); nd = not detected. Control = AIN-76 A control diet; 4% CG = AIN-76A diet + 4% collard green powder; 4% purslane = AIN-76A diet + 4% purslane powder; 4% SPG = AIN-76A diet + 4% sweet potato green powder.
  2. Saturated = sum of saturated fatty acids; unsaturated = sum monounsaturated fatty acids + sum polyunsaturated fatty acids); monounsaturated = sum of monounsaturated fatty acids; polyunsaturated = sum of polyunsaturated fatty acids; omega-3 fatty acids = sum of C18:3n3, C20:5n3 and C22:5n3; omega-6 fatty acids = sum of C18:2n6 and C20:4n6; omega-6/3 ratio = omega-6/omega-3 fatty acids; LA/ALA ratio = C18:2n6 (linoleic acid, LA)/C18:3n3 (α-linolenic acid, ALA); EPA + DHA = sum of C20:5n3 (eicosapentaenoic acid, EPA) and C22:6n3 (docosahexaenoic acid, DHA).
  3. Values in rows with multiple superscript letters (e.g. ab) are not significantly different from other values containing the shared superscript letter (e.g. a or b).