Table 4 Composition of the krill oil (wt %)
Fatty acida | Krill oil capsules |
|---|---|
∑ SFAs | 36.5 |
C14:0 | 11.4 |
C16:0 | 24.0 |
C18:0 | 1.3 |
C20:0 | <0.1 |
C22:0 | <0.1 |
∑ MUFAs | 26.2 |
C16:1n-7 | 5.5 |
C18:1 (n-9) + (n-7) + (n-5) | 19.3 |
C20:1 (n-9) + (n-7) | 1.0 |
C22:1 (n-11) + (n-9) + (n-7) | 0.6 |
C24:1n-9 | <0.1 |
n-6 PUFAs | 2.6 |
C18:2n-6 (LA) | 2.1 |
C18:3n-6 | 0.2 |
C20:2n-6 | 0.2 |
C20:3n-6 | <0.1 |
C20:4n-6 (AA) | 0.2 |
C22:4n-6 | <0.1 |
n-3 PUFAs | 34.1 |
C18:3n-3 (ALA) | 1.1 |
C18:4n-3 | 3.7 |
C20:3n-3 | <0.1 |
C20:4n-3 | 0.3 |
C20:5n-3 (EPA) | 18.0 |
C21:5n-3 | 0.5 |
C22:5n-3 (DPA) | 0.5 |
C22:6n-3 (DHA) | 10.1 |
Lipidsb | |
Total polar lipids | 47.6 |
Phosphatidylcholin (PC) | 44.0 |
Lyso-PC | 2.3 |
Phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) | 1.4 |
Free fatty acids | 3.1 |
Total neutral lipids | 52.4 |
Triacylglycerol (TAG) | 44.0 |
Diacylglycerol | 2.1 |
Monoacylglycerol | <0.1 |
Free fatty acids | 3.1 |