Table 4.
Fatty acids composition (% fatty acids) in T. ilisha eggs sourced from three distinct locations of Bangladesh (n = 3).
| Fatty acids | Locations | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox’s Bazar | Chandpur | Patuakhali | |
| C8:0 (caprylic acid) | 0.31 ± 0.00b | 0.31 ± 0.12b | 0.53 ± 0.02a |
| C10:0 (capric acid) | 0.02 ± 0.01c | 0.31 ± 0.04b | 0.39 ± 0.04a |
| C12:0 (lauric acid) | 0.68 ± 0.07a | 0.44 ± 0.08 b | 0.64 ± 0.06a |
| C13:0 (tridecylic acid) | 3.51 ± 0.30a | 2.64 ± 0.25b | 3.98 ± 0.19a |
| C14:0 (myristic acid) | 7.36 ± 0.13b | 8.47 ± 0.25a | 7.42 ± 0.05b |
| C16:0 (palmitic acid) | 32.86 ± 0.39a | 31.08 ± 0.24b | 31.60 ± 1.02b |
| C18:0 (stearic acid) | 9.10 ± 0.14ab | 9.31 ± 0.35a | 8.45 ± 0.50b |
| C20:0 | 0.09 ± 0.02 | 0.58 ± 0.52 | 0.02 ± 0.25 |
| C21:0 (heneicosylic acid) | 0.14 ± 0.13 | 0.11 ± 0.09 | 0.34 ± 0.20 |
| C22:0 (behenic acid) | 0.21 ± 0.04ab | 0.55 ± 0.34a | 0.07 ± 0.07b |
| ΣSFA | 54.27 ± 0.06a | 53.80 ± 1.11ab | 52.75 ± 0.16b |
| C16:1 (palmitoleic acid) | 7.49 ± 0.04a | 7.13 ± 0.10b | 7.43 ± 0.11a |
| C18:1 n-9 (oleic acid) | 20.73 ± 0.40b | 21.00 ± 0.74b | 22.23 ± 0.57a |
| C17:1 (heptadecenoic acid) | 0.35 ± 0.26 | 0.45 ± 0.09 | 0.65 ± 0.09 |
| C19:1 (nonadecenoic acid) | 0.27 ± 0.14 | 0.48 ± 0.13 | 0.42 ± 0.01 |
| C24:1 (nervonic acid) | 0.08 ± 0.04ab | 0.09 ± 0.01a | 0.04 ± 0.01b |
| ΣMUFA | 28.91 ± 0.36b | 29.15 ± 0.87b | 30.75 ± 0.37a |
| C18:2n-6 (linoleic acid) | 0.78 ± 0.15 | 0.96 ± 0.16 | 0.87 ± 0.06 |
| C18:3n-6 (gamma-linolenic acid) | 1.61 ± 0.38 | 1.43 ± 0.20 | 1.50 ± 0.08 |
| C20:4n-6 (arachidonic acid) | 0.35 ± 0.03 | 0.42 ± 0.40 | 0.17 ± 0.03 |
| C20:5n-3, EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) | 5.12 ± 0.28 | 5.25 ± 0.75 | 5.99 ± 0.25 |
| C20:3 n-6 (dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid) | 0.10 ± 0.03b | 0.72 ± 0.06a | 0.50 ± 0.31a |
| C22:6 n-3, DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) | 5.62 ± 0.84 | 5.55 ± 0.58 | 5.68 ± 0.06 |
| C22:5 n-3 (docosapentaenoic acid) | 0.05 ± 0.01 | 0.08 ± 0.06 | 0.02 ± 0.01 |
| ΣPUFA | 13.61 ± 0.05c | 14.14 ± 0.28b | 14.72 ± 0.07a |
| PUFA/SFA | 0.25 ± 0.00 | 0.26 ± 0.00 | 0.28 ± 0.00 |
| Σω-3 (total omega-3 fatty acids) | 7.38 ± 3.10b | 10.87 ± 0.11ab | 11.68 ± 0.20a |
| Σω-6 (total omega-6 fatty acids | 2.83 ± 0.52 | 3.27 ± 0.38 | 3.03 ± 0.27 |
| n-3/n-6 | 2.69 ± 1.19 | 3.36 ± 0.43 | 3.87 ± 0.41 |
| Others | 3.21 ± 0.25a | 2.91 ± 0.51a | 1.79 ± 0.27b |
The data are represented as mean ± sd of means.
Mean values with distinct superscripts specify remarkable variations (P < 0.05).