Table 4 Comparison data of the total saturated and unsaturated blood Plasma fatty acid composition (% of total fatty acids) of groups 1, 2 and 3

FATTY ACIDS (%)

AVERAGE % OF TOTAL FATTY ACIDS

Total saturated fatty acids

38.57

36.47

34.11

Total monounsaturated fatty acids

27.08

26.44

26.10

Total polyunsaturated fatty acids,

34.34

37.08

33.71

of them

ω-6-fatty acids*,

32.06

30.22

26.45

of them

arachidonic acid

6.83

5.41

4.11

ω-3-fatty acids*

4.10

3.22

3.65

Ratio of ω-6 to ω-ω-fatty acids*

7.80

9.38

7.24

Ratio of Arachidonic acid to EPA+DPA+DHA

1.66

1.68

1.12