Table 5 Major fatty acids composition in liver homogenate (g/100 g Total FA) observed in the supplemented groups

C14:0 – myristic acid

0.47 ± 0.08

0.46 ± 0.06

0.50 ± 0.08

0.41 ± 0.08

0.079

C16:0 – palmitic acid

26.37 ± 1.96

28.73 ± 4.15

27.60 ± 3.20

29.99 ± 3.91

0.163

C18:0 – stearic acid

12.11 ± 3.85

13.43 ± 4.98

10.50 ± 2.74

15.61 ± 6.43

0.107

C18:1- oleic acid

27.09 ± 6.25

26.4 ± 6.33

29.5 ± 4.87

22.15 ± 7.34

0.074

C18:2 – (LNA) linoleic (n-6)

12.87 ± 3.22

11.40 ± 4.82

12. 53 ±5.81

10.07 ± 4.64

0.584

C18:3 – (ALA) α-linolenic (n-3)

0.15 ± 0.13

0.14 ± 0.14

0.19 ± 0.12

0.26 ± 0.22

0.744

C18:3 – (GLA) γ-linolenic (n-6)

0.30 ± 0.05

0.35 ± 0.15

0.31 ± 0.11

0.34 ± 0.09

0.396

C20:4- (ARA) arachidonic (n-6)

6.69 ± 1.85

5.31 ± 1.46

4.80 ± 1.26

4.55 ± 1.22

0.060

C20:5 – (EPA) eicosapenatenoic (n-3)

0.12 ± 0.04^a

0.17 ± 0.06^ab

0.1 1± 0.05^a

0.25 ± 0.04^b

0.004

C22:6 –(DHA) docosahexaenoic (n-3)

2.98 ± 0.75

2.92 ± 0.96

2.8 1± 0.88

2.76 ± 0.92

0.951

N-6 FA

19. 86 ± 3.56^b

17.06 ± 5.78^ab

17.64 ± 6.61^ab

14.97 ± 5.81^a

0.017

N-3 FA

3.25 ± 0.70

3.23 ± 0.98

3.12 ± 0.95

3.27 ± 0.96

0.982

N-6/N-3 FA

6.11 ± 1.46^a

5.27 ± 1.08^a

5.65 ± 1.54^a

4.58 ± 1.41^b

<0.001