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Table 4 Recovery of EPA and DHA

From: Comparative analysis of EPA and DHA in fish oil nutritional capsules by GC-MS

Analyte

50%

100%

200%

Average

Recovery (%)

RSD (%)

Recovery (%)

RSD (%)

Recovery (%)

RSD (%)

Recovery (%)

RSD (%)

EPA

104.10 ± 3.71a

3.56

99.85 ± 2.15

2.15

97.55 ± 0.80

0.82

100.50 ± 3.32

3.31

DHA

104.70 ± 1.94

1.85

101.22 ± 2.38

2.35

105.56 ± 2.42

2.29

103.83 ± 2.30

2.21

  1. aValues shown are mean ± SD (n = 3).