Table 4.
Fatty acid profile in plasma in mice fed different diets
|
Major FA in plasma |
LF | HF | HF-ω3PL | HF-ω3TG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total FA (mol/100 mol FA): | ||||
| SFA |
33.7 ± 0.3 |
34.5 ± 0.2 |
34.4 ± 1.3 |
36.1 ± 2.6 |
| 16:1 n-7 |
4.0 ± 0.5 |
1.6 ± 0.2$ |
1.2 ± 0.02$ |
1.6 ± 0.4$ |
| 18:1 n-7 |
2.7 ± 0.2 |
1.5 ± 0.1$ |
1.3 ± 0.1$ |
1.4 ± 0.3$ |
| 18:1 n-9 |
19.3 ± 1.9 |
15.6 ± 0.7$ |
16.1 ± 1.9$ |
13.4 ± 6.7$ |
| MUFA |
27.9 ± 1.0 |
19.6 ± 0.3$ |
19.5 ± 0.2$ |
17.3 ± 6.7$ |
| 18:2 n-6 |
21.2 ± 0.6 |
25.4 ± 0.2$ |
26.1 ± 0.4$ |
26.4 ± 0.8$ |
| 20:4 n-6 |
9.6 ± 1.2* |
14.3 ± 0.4 |
11.2 ± 0.5* |
9.5 ± 0.8* |
|
n-6 |
33.1 ± 0.9* |
42.1 ± 0.5 |
39.2 ± 1.0$ |
38.2 ± 3.2$* |
| 18:3 n-3 |
0.4 ± 0.1 |
Tr$ |
0.3 ± 0.0*$ |
0.2 ± 0.0$* |
| 20:5 n-3 |
0.7 ± 0.0 |
Tr$ |
0.7 ± 0.0*£ |
1.2 ± 0.1$* |
| 22:6 n-3 |
3.8 ± 0.4 |
3.2 ± 0.1 |
4.9 ± 0.3$*£ |
6.6 ± 0.5$* |
|
n-3 |
5.2 ± 0.4 |
3.9 ± 0.1$ |
6.4 ± 0.2*£ |
8.4 ± 1.3$* |
| n-6/n-3 ratio | 6.4 ± 0.3* | 10.9 ± 0.4 | 6.1 ± 0.2* | 4.6 ± 0.4* |
(*P < 0.05 vs HF), ($P < 0.05 vs LF), (£P < 0.05 vs HF-ω3TG). Data are mean ± SEM for n = 5 per group. Abbreviations: Tr, traces FA; fatty acids; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acids; SFA, saturated fatty acids.