Table 2.
Fatty acid profile of large yellow croaker
| Fatty acids | Fatty acid content (%) |
|
| 1-year-old | 2-year-old | |
| C14:0 | 3.0±0.10 | 2.5±0.66 |
| C15:0 | 0.6±0.01 | 0.6±0.15 |
| C16:0 | 27.9±0.30a | 30.3±2.97b |
| C17:0 | 1.0±0.03 | 1.0±0.25 |
| C18:0 | 5.7±0.45 | 6.4±0.43 |
| C20:0 | 0.4±0.04 | 0.4±0.10 |
| C22:0 | 1.1±0.18 | 0.6±0.44 |
| ∑SFA | 39.7±0.80 | 41.8±3.97 |
| C16:1 (n-9) | 9.6±0.05 | 10.1±1.20 |
| C17:1 (n-11) | 0.2±0.01 | 0.3±0.00 |
| C18:1 (n-9) | 23.0±0.21a | 20.3±2.40b |
| C18:1 (n-7) | 3.2±0.03 | 3.1±0.33 |
| C18:1 (n-6) | 0.2±0.03 | 0.2±0.01 |
| C20:1 (n-9) | 1.0±0.10 | 1.0±0.28 |
| C22:1 (n-9) | 0.6±0.11 | 0.6±0.24 |
| C24:1 (n-9) | 0.3±0.03 | 0.2±0.08 |
| ∑MUFA | 37.9±0.26 | 35.8±4.44 |
| C16:2 (n-4) | 0.3±0.01 | 0.3±0.04 |
| C16:3 (n-3) | 0.2±0.04 | 0.2±0.02 |
| C18:2 (n-6) | 1.1±0.07 | 1.4±0.20 |
| C18:3 (n-3) | 0.7±0.04 | 0.6±0.02 |
| C18:5 (n-3) | 0.6±0.11a | 0.3±0.02b |
| C20:4 (n-6) | 1.5±0.17 | 1.8±0.01 |
| C20:5 (n-3)/EPA | 5.3±0.44a | 4.3±0.04b |
| C22:4 (n-6) | 0.4±0.02a | 0.5±0.01b |
| C22:5 (n-3) | 1.2±0.09 | 1.2±0.09 |
| C22:6 (n-3)/DHA | 12.1±0.49a | 17.9±0.24b |
| ∑PUFA | 23.2±1.07a | 28.5±0.32b |
| ∑n-3 PUFA | 19.9±0.82a | 24.5±0.20b |
| ∑n-6 PUFA | 3.0±0.24a | 3.7±0.19b |
| n-3/n-6 ratio | 6.68±0.26 | 6.71±0.35 |
SFA: saturated fatty acid; MUFA: monounsaturated fatty acid; PUFA: polyunsaturated fatty acid; EPA: eicosapentaenoic acid; DHA: docosahexaenoic acid. Values (mean±SD) in the same row with different superscript letters are significantly different (P<0.05)