Table 2.
Fatty acid profile of experimental diets
| Fatty acid | Content (g/100 g total fatty acids) |
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| Control | FO | SO | PBO | |
| SFA | 21.52 | 27.81 | 18.71 | 38.55 |
| MUFA | 29.08 | 29.88 | 22.15 | 35.17 |
| PUFA | 49.40 | 42.30 | 59.14 | 26.28 |
| C18:3 (n-3) | 6.12 | 4.90 | 3.93 | 2.58 |
| C20:5 (n-3) | 0.98 | 5.91 | 0.59 | 0.82 |
| C22:5 (n-3) | 0.65 | 0.97 | 0.39 | 0.64 |
| C22:6 (n-3) | 0.23 | 7.76 | 0.14 | 0.60 |
| ∑n-3 | 7.98 | 19.53 | 5.05 | 4.63 |
| C18:2 (n-6) | 40.90 | 21.13 | 53.20 | 20.84 |
| C20:2 (n-6) | 0.00 | 0.34 | 0.27 | 0.12 |
| C20:4 (n-6) | 0.45 | 0.78 | 0.26 | 0.41 |
| C22:3 (n-6) | 0.07 | 0.52 | 0.36 | 0.27 |
| ∑n-6 | 41.42 | 22.77 | 54.09 | 21.65 |
| PUFA/SFA | 2.30 | 1.52 | 3.16 | 0.68 |
| ∑n-6/∑n-3 | 5.19 | 1.17 | 10.72 | 4.68 |
FO: fish oil diet; SO: sunflower oil diet; PBO: palm oil and beef tallow diet; SFA: saturated fatty acid; MUFA: monounsaturated fatty acid; PUFA: polyunsaturated fatty acid; ∑n-3: sum of (n-3) fatty acids; ∑n-6: sum of (n-6) fatty acids