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. 2011 Jun 28;10:106. doi: 10.1186/1476-511X-10-106

Table 4.

The AUC (0-7 h) (mol%·h) for linolenic, oleic, linoleic and palmitic acid in total p-lipids, p-TAG and p-NEFA (n = 10), presented as means and 95% CI following the ALA-rich oil, butter and olive oil meals

ALA-oil Olive oil Butter ALA-oil Olive oil Butter
18:3 AUC (mol%·h) 18:1 AUC (mol%·h)

Total p-lipids 21 2.4a 2.3a 126b 142 119b
(16-26) (1.0-3.9) (0.7-3.6) (118-133) (126-158) (106-132)
p-TAG 60 6.1c 5.5c 271 324 243
(47-73) (4.4-7.8) (2.5-8.6) (258-284) (306-342) (223-263)
p-NEFA 42 2.3d 3.5d 175e,f 208e 167f
(31-53) (1.0-3.6) (1.3-5.7) (150-201) (163-252) (138-197)

16:0 AUC (mol%·h) 18:2 AUC (mol%·h)
p-TAG 162g 177g 217 108h 97h 72
(142-181) (165-188) (195-240) (96-120) (86-108) (63-81)

Only AUCs showing significant differences between the meals are shown (P < 0.05, ANOVA, Bonferroni multiple comparison post hoc test). The same superscript letters signify non-significant differences.