Table 3 Characteristics of the emulsions prepared with three N-3 FA sources
Emulsions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics1 | Fish | Algae | Echium |
Emulsion volume (μL/d) | 240 | 190 | 270 |
Oil in the emulsion (%) | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Oil supplementation (μL/d) | 2.4 | 1.9 | 27.0 |
Oil supplementation (mg/d) | 2.2 | 1.8 | 25.1 |
C20:5 – (EPA) eicosapenatenoic (n-3) (mg/d) | 0.44 | - | - |
C22:6 – (DHA) docosaexaenoic (n-3) (mg/d) | 0.25 | 0.77 | - |
C18:4 – (SDA) stearidonic (n-3) (mg/d) | 0.07 | - | 2.792 |
C18:3 – (ALA) linolenic (n-3) (mg/d) | 0.01 | - | 6.71 |
C22:5 – (DPA) docosapentaenoic (n-3) (mg/d) | 0.05 | 0.01 | - |
N-6 FA from gavage (mg/d) | 0.07 | 0.02 | 10.20 |
N-3 FA from gavage (mg/d) | 0.82 | 0.78 | 9.501 |
N-6 FA from diet (mg/d) | 80.07 | 80.02 | 80.00 |
N-3 FA from diet (mg/d) | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
Total N-6 FA (mg/d) | 80.07 | 80.02 | 90.20 |
Total N-3 FA (mg/d) | 4.82 | 4.78 | 13.50 |
N-6/N-3 FA ratio | 16.6 | 16.7 | 6.7 |