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. 2014 Apr 11;6(4):1454–1474. doi: 10.3390/nu6041454

Table S2.

Fatty acid concentrations in oil extracted from Greenshell™ mussel (GSM) adductor muscle and heart and foot.

Fatty acids (g/100 g TLE) Adductor Muscle Heart & foot
Female Male Female Male
14:0 1.9 ± 0.6 2.4 ± 0.5 2.6 ± 0.5 2.3 ± 0.7
16:0 18.6 ± 6.1 26.3 ± 10.1 19.0 ± 1.8 16.1 ± 4.1
17:0 1.4 ± 0.5 1.5 ± 0.4 1.5 ± 0.2 1.3 ± 0.2
18:0 5.6 ± 0.9 6.8 ± 2.7 5.2 ± 0.3 5.0 ± 0.4
Other SFA 1.7 ± 0.5 1.3 ± 0.5 2.6 ± 0.2 2.4 ± 0.5
Total SFA 29.2 ± 7.9 38.1 ± 13.4 30.8 ± 2.4 27.1 ± 5.3
16:1n-7 2.0 ± 1.2 2.2 ± 0.6 4.4 ± 0.7 4.0 ± 1.2
18:1n-9 0.7 ± 0.2 0.7 ± 0.3 0.8 ± 0.1 0.8 ± 0.2
18:1n-7 2.6 ± 0.8 2.1 ± 0.7 1.9 ± 0.2 1.9 ± 0.3
20:1n-9 4.3 ± 0.7 3.5 ± 0.9 4.7 ± 0.6 4.8 ± 0.3
20:1n-7 0.9 ± 0.1 0.6 ± 0.3 1.1 ± 0.1 1.2 ± 0.2
Other MUFA 0.4 ± 0.4 0.6 ± 1.0 0.4 ± 0.0 0.4 ± 0.1
Total MUFA 10.8 ± 1.1 9.8 ± 2.3 13.2 ± 0.7 13.2 ± 1.1
18:4n-3 0.8 ± 0.5 0.3 ± 0.4 0.7 ± 0.3 0.8 ± 0.2
18:2n-6 1.5 ± 0.5 1.1 ± 0.6 1.5 ± 0.2 1.5 ± 0.1
18:3n-3 0.8 ± 0.3 0.6 ± 0.4 0.8 ± 0.1 0.8 ± 0.1
20:4n-6 1.9 ± 0.3 1.2 ± 0.6 3.1 ± 0.4 3.2 ± 0.2
20:5n-3 13.5 ± 1.8 12.0 ± 1.0 11.3 ± 1.5 12.9 ± 3
20:2NMI 1.0 ± 0.3 0.5 ± 0.4 1.8 ± 0.3 1.7 ± 0.2
20:4n-6 0.4 ± 0.2 0.2 ± 0.2 0.5 ± 0.1 0.6 ± 3.2
20:2n-6 0.1 ± 0.1 0.1 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.0 0.2 ± 0.1
22:6n-3 25.3 ± 6.4 23.7 ± 10.8 19.6 ± 3.0 21.7 ± 0.2
22:5n-3 3.2 ± 0.9 2.4 ± 1.8 1.7 ± 0.4 1.9 ± 0.1
22:3 0.5 ± 0.1 0.3 ± 0.3 0.8 ± 0.2 0.9 ± 0.4
22:2NMI 2.1 ± 0.8 1.7 ± 1.5 2.3 ± 0.4 2.4 ± 0.2
Other PUFA 1.5 ± 0.5 1.0 ± 0.5 1.8 ± 0.2 2.2 ± 0.2
Total PUFA 55.9 ± 9.6 47.6 ± 13.0 50.5 ± 3.8 54.5 ± 6.6
Total n-3 43.6 ± 8.0 39.1 ± 11.5 34.1 ± 3.5 38.1 ± 5.8
Total n-6 4.9 ± 1.3 3.2 ± 1.3 6.5 ± 1.2 6.4 ± 0.3
Total other 4.0 ± 1.2 4.4 ± 2.8 5.2 ± 1.5 4.9 ± 1.9
Lipids
TAG 1.9 ± 2.2 2.7 ± 1.7 4.9 ± 3.3 7.5 ± 5.8
ST 7.1 ± 1.6 4.7 ± 2.7 8.1 ± 1.8 6.9 ± 0.7
PL 87.8 ± 6.0 91.3 ± 2.5 86.8 ± 1.8 83.1 ± 7
Lipid content
g lipid /100 g wet weight 0.8 ± 0.4 1.2 ± 0.6 1.1 ± 0.1 1.3 ± 0.2
g lipid/100 g dry weight 3.2 ± 1.7 4.6 ± 2.7 5.0 ± 0.7 5.8 ± 1

TLE: Total lipid extract; Values are mean ± standard error (n = 6); Other SFA: Sum of 15:0, 17:0, 20:0, 22:0, and 24:0; Other MUFA: Sum of 16:1n-5, 18:1n-7trans, 18:1n-5, 22:n-11, and 22:1n-9; Other PUFA: Sum of 16:2n-6, 18:3n-6, 20:4n-6, 20:2n-6, 22:5n-6, 22:4n-6, and 22:2n-6; Other includes fatty aldehydes and 4,8,12 trimethyl tetradecanoic acid (4,8,12-TMTD); TAG: triacylglycerols, PL: polar lipid; ST: sterols.