Table 3.
Fatty acid composition of diets
| Fatty acid (%) |
Treatment1 |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| CON | SBO | LLO | |
| Myristic acid |
0.30 |
0.08 |
0.10 |
| Palmitic acid |
14.08 |
10.93 |
10.55 |
| Palmitoleic acid |
0.30 |
0.10 |
0.13 |
| Stearic acid |
4.50 |
3.95 |
4.64 |
| Oleic acid |
21.95 |
19.71 |
21.27 |
| Vaccenic acid |
1.18 |
1.30 |
1.25 |
| Linoleic acid |
45.51 |
53.59 |
56.90 |
|
cis9, trans11 CLA |
ND2 |
0.23 |
0.09 |
|
trans10, cis 12 CLA |
ND |
ND |
ND |
| α-Linolenic acid |
3.68 |
7.14 |
1.95 |
| Arachidonic acid |
ND |
ND |
ND |
| Eicosapentaenoic acid |
ND |
ND |
ND |
| Docosahexaenoic acid |
ND |
ND |
ND |
| Omega 6 (n6) |
45.51 |
53.82 |
56.99 |
| Omega 3 (n3) |
3.68 |
7.14 |
1.95 |
| Omega 6: Omega 3 (n6/n3) | 12.4 | 7.5 | 29.2 |
1 CON, control diet with no added oil; SBO, metabolic syndrome diet + 13% soybean oil; LLO, metabolic syndrome diet + 13% low α-linolenic soybean oil.
2 ND - not detected.