Table 3.
Characteristics of the emulsions prepared with three N-3 FA sources
| |
Emulsions |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics1 | Fish | Algae | Echium |
| Emulsion volume (μL/d) |
240 |
190 |
270 |
| Oil in the emulsion (%) |
1 |
1 |
10 |
| Oil supplementation (μL/d) |
2.4 |
1.9 |
27.0 |
| Oil supplementation (mg/d) |
2.2 |
1.8 |
25.1 |
| C20:5 – (EPA) eicosapenatenoic (n-3) (mg/d) |
0.44 |
- |
- |
| C22:6 – (DHA) docosaexaenoic (n-3) (mg/d) |
0.25 |
0.77 |
- |
| C18:4 – (SDA) stearidonic (n-3) (mg/d) |
0.07 |
- |
2.792 |
| C18:3 – (ALA) linolenic (n-3) (mg/d) |
0.01 |
- |
6.71 |
| C22:5 – (DPA) docosapentaenoic (n-3) (mg/d) |
0.05 |
0.01 |
- |
| N-6 FA from gavage (mg/d) |
0.07 |
0.02 |
10.20 |
| N-3 FA from gavage (mg/d) |
0.82 |
0.78 |
9.501 |
| N-6 FA from diet (mg/d) |
80.07 |
80.02 |
80.00 |
| N-3 FA from diet (mg/d) |
4.00 |
4.00 |
4.00 |
| Total N-6 FA (mg/d) |
80.07 |
80.02 |
90.20 |
| Total N-3 FA (mg/d) |
4.82 |
4.78 |
13.50 |
| N-6/N-3 FA ratio | 16.6 | 16.7 | 6.7 |
1 Supplementation is expressed as mg/d/animal.
2 Assumed no conversion from ALA to EPA and equivalence from SDA to EPA of 25%, according to Whelan [16], resulting in about 0.70 mg/d.