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Table 3 Composition ratio of saturated fatty acid (SFA), monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA), and polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) in fish oil and krill oils

From: Absorption rate of krill oil and fish oil in blood and brain of rats

Area %

SFA

MUFA

PUFA

TG1)

FO

0.24 ± 0.00c

0.55 ± 0.03c

99.22 ± 0.13a

KO

39.71 ± 0.11a

25.46 ± 0.17a

34.84 ± 0.21c

CKO

34.88 ± 0.15b

26.02 ± 0.23a

39.10 ± 0.28b

PL2)

FO

Not detected

KO

31.35 ± 0.36a

11.79 ± 0.26a

56.86 ± 2.32b

CKO

30.15 ± 0.11a

9.94 ± 0.06b

59.91 ± 0.16a

  1. 1)TG: triglyceride, 2) PL: phospholipids, SFA: 14:0, 16:0, 18:0; MUFA: 16:1, 18:1(n-9), 18:1(n-7); PUFA: 18:2(n-6), 18:3(n-3), 18:4(n-3), 20:4(n-6), 20:5, 22:5, 22:6. Values are presented as the mean ± S.E (n = 4). One-way analysis of variance with Duncan’s multiple comparison test with mean values