Table 2.
Polar lipid and cholesterol contents of the study supplements
| Lipid | Algal oil | Krill oil |
|---|---|---|
| Phosphatidylcholine |
2.34 |
26.77 |
| 1-Lysophosphatidylcholine |
- |
0.32 |
| 2- Lysophosphatidylcholine |
0.73 |
2.64 |
| Phosphatidylinositol |
0.57 |
- |
| Phosphatidylethanolamine |
- |
1.59 |
| Lysophosphatidylethanolamine |
- |
0.18 |
| N-Acyl-Phosphatidylethanolamine |
- |
1.52 |
| Phosphatidylglycerol |
1.36 |
- |
| Other phospholipid |
0.94 |
0.37 |
| Digalactosydiacylglycerol |
8.8 |
- |
| Monogalactosydiacylglycerol |
2.5 |
- |
| Total polar lipids |
17.25 |
33.39 |
| Cholesterol | 0.05 | 2.1 |
Data are % of oil. Neither oil contained detectable amounts of lysophosphatidylinositol, phosphatidylserine, lysophosphatidylserine, sphingolipids, diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidic acid or lysophosphatidic acid.