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Table 3 Mean and SEM fatty acid levels in the blood plasma of rats belonging to acorn-fed ham and feed cohorts

From: A diet based on cured acorn-fed ham with oleic acid content promotes anti-inflammatory gut microbiota and prevents ulcerative colitis in an animal model

Fatty acids

Plasma levels in acorn-fed ham cohort rats

%

Plasma levels in feed cohort rats

%

C14:0

Myristic

0.67 ± 0.04

0.88 ± 0.06

C16:0

Palmitic

21.99 ± 0.20

25.59 ± 0.47

C16:1n7

Palmitoleic

1.51 ± 0.11

3.42 ± 0.50

C17:0

Margaric

0.59 ± 0.03

0.77 ± 0.08

C18:0

Stearic

13.40 ± 0.48

11.69 ± 0.66

C18:1

Oleic

31.61 ± 1.33

16.21 ± 1.90

C18:1n-7

11-Octadecenoic

5.15 ± 0.14

3.92 ± 0.22

C18:2n6

Linoleic

10.56 ± 0.24

20.05 ± 0.86

C18:3n3

α-linolenic

0.73 ± 0.05

1.13 ± 0.09

C20:0

Arachidic

0.19 ± 0.02

0.12 ± 0.01

C20:1n9

Eicosenoic

1.02 ± 0.04

0.81 ± 0.12

C20:4n6

Arachidonic

10.03 ± 0.71

12.27 ± 1.05

C22:4n6

Adrenic

1.20 ± 0.06

1.32 ± 0.14

C22:5n3

DPA

0.45 ± 0.02

0.51 ± 0.05

C22:6n3

DHA

1.10 ± 0.07

1.38 ± 0.13

  

100%

100%

ω-3

2.28 ± 0.13

3.03 ± 0.18

ω-6

21.79 ± 0.88

33.64 ± 1.85

ω-6/ω-3

24.07 ± 1.01

36.67 ± 2.01