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Table 3 RBC fatty acids concentrations during each of the experimental phases

From: Supplementation of krill oil with high phospholipid content increases sum of EPA and DHA in erythrocytes compared with low phospholipid krill oil

Fatty acids (%)

Treatment

Baseline

Endpoint

Change (difference)

C20:5n-3 Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)

HPL Krill oil

0.82 ± 0.05

1.51 ± 0.09ab

0.69 ± 0.06ab

LPL krill oil

0.66 ± 0.04

1.09 ± 0.06a

0.43 ± 0.06a

Control

0.83 ± 0.05

0.73 ± 0.05

−0.09 ± 0.03

C22:5n-3 Docosapentaenoic acid (DPA)

HPL Krill oil

2.26 ± 0.06

2.42 ± 0.05b

0.16 ± 0.04b

LPL krill oil

1.68 ± 0.12

1.65 ± 0.13a

−0.03 ± 0.14

Control

2.46 ± 0.15

2.53 ± 0.20

0.07 ± 0.24

C22:6n-3 Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)

HPL Krill oil

4.21 ± 0.18

4.55 ± 0.17ab

0.34 ± 0.09a

LPL krill oil

3.26 ± 0.21

3.14 ± 0.21

−0.12 ± 0.27

Control

3.70 ± 0.39

3.71 ± 0.31

0.02 ± 0.41

Total SFA

HPL Krill oil

43.71 ± 0.39

43.25 ± 0.41b

−0.45 ± 0.43b

LPL krill oil

46.87 ± 0.81

48.98 ± 0.73a

2.11 ± 0.95a

Control

44.03 ± 0.40

43.71 ± 0.36

−0.32 ± 0.43

Total MUFA

HPL Krill oil

18.11 ± 0.27

18.55 ± 0.52b

0.44 ± 0.49

LPL krill oil

17.05 ± 0.26

17.25 ± 0.26a

0.20 ± 0.27

Control

18.48 ± 0.33

18.30 ± 0.29

−0.18 ± 0.28

Total PUFA

HPL Krill oil

38.18 ± 0.54

38.20 ± 0.46b

0.01 ± 0.43b

LPL krill oil

36.09 ± 0.81

33.77 ± 0.81a

−2.31 ± 0.87a

Control

37.49 ± 0.53

37.99 ± 0.52

0.50 ± 0.61

Total n-6 PUFA

HPL Krill oil

30.55 ± 0.46

29.38 ± 0.44ab

−1.17 ± 0.36a

LPL krill oil

30.20 ± 0.58

27.59 ± 0.54a

−2.61 ± 0.50a

Control

30.18 ± 0.49

30.69 ± 0.43

0.51 ± 0.52

Total n-3 PUFA

HPL Krill oil

7.63 ± 0.22

8.81 ± 0.25ab

1.18 ± 0.15ab

LPL krill oil

5.88 ± 0.31

6.18 ± 0.36a

0.30 ± 0.40

Control

7.31 ± 0.38

7.30 ± 0.23

−0.01 ± 0.29

n-6:n-3

HPL Krill oil

4.08 ± 0.14

3.41 ± 0.14ab

−0.67 ± 0.07a

LPL krill oil

5.36 ± 0.25

4.73 ± 0.27

−0.64 ± 0.24

Control

4.51 ± 0.41

4.29 ± 0.15

−0.22 ± 0.32

EPA + DHA

HPL Krill oil

5.03 ± 0.21

6.06 ± 0.24ab

1.03 ± 0.11ab

LPL krill oil

3.92 ± 0.23

4.23 ± 0.26

0.31 ± 0.28

Control

4.53 ± 0.40

4.45 ± 0.32

−0.08 ± 0.42

  1. Values are expressed as Mean ± SEM. n = 20. a and b denote significance compared with control or LPL krill oil interventions respectively