Table 2.

Total contents (%) of ω3 and ω6 fatty acids in zebrafish diets, according to chemical analysis Eurofins Analysis Center, Des Moines, IA.

	ω3:ω6 ratio of diet
Fatty acid	1:2	1:5	1:8
C08:0 Octanoic (caprylic)	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01
C10:0 Decanoic (capric)	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01
C11:0 Undecanoic (hendecanoic)	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01
C12:0 Dodecanoic (lauric)	0.03	0.03	0.02
C14:0 Tetradecanoic (myristic)	0.31	0.17	0.10
C14:1 Tetradecenoic (myristoleic)	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01
C15:0 Pentadecanoic	0.03	0.02	0.01
C15:1 Pentadecenoic	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01
C16:0 Hexadecanoic (palmitic)	1.66	1.56	1.51
C16:1 Hexadecenoic (palmitoleic)	0.39	0.20	0.10
C17:0 Heptadecanoic (margaric)	0.03	0.02	0.01
C17:1 Heptadecenoic (margaroleic)	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01
C18:0 Octadecanoic (stearic)	0.34	0.32	0.31
C18:1 Octadecenoic (oleic)	1.91	2.28	2.43
C18:2 Octadecadienoic (linoleic)	3.38	4.43	5.02
C18:3 Octadecatrienoic (linolenic)	0.27	0.26	0.25
C18:4 Octadecatetraenoic	0.12	0.06	0.03
C20:0 Eicosanoic (arachidic)	0.03	0.03	0.03
C20:1 Eicosenoic (gadoleic)	0.16	0.14	0.12
C20:2 Eicosadienoic	0.02	0.01	0.01
C20:3 Eicosatrienoic	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01
C20:4 Eicosatetraenoic (arachidonic)	0.10	0.06	0.04
C20:5 Eicosapentaenoic	0.42	0.22	0.11
C21:5 Heneicosapentaenoic	0.02	0.01	<0.01
C22:0 Docosanoic (behenic)	0.03	0.03	0.02
C22:1 Docosenoic (erucic)	0.13	0.12	0.11
C22:2 Docosadienoic	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01
C22:3 Docosatrienoic	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01
C22:4 Docosatetraenoic	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01
C22:5 Docosapentaenoic	0.12	0.06	0.04
C22:6 Docosahexaenoic	0.56	0.32	0.21
C24:0 Tetracosanoic (lignoceric)	0.03	0.04	0.03
C24:1 Tetracosenoic (nervonic)	0.04	0.03	0.03
C18:2 Octadecadienoic ω6	3.34	4.42	4.97
C18:3 Octadecatrienoic ω3	0.26	0.25	0.24
C18:3 Octadecatrienoic ω6	0.02	<0.01	<0.01
C18:4 Octadecatetraenoic ω3	0.10	0.05	0.03
C20:2 Eicosadienoic ω6	0.02	0.01	0.01
C20:3 Eicosatrienoic ω3	0.01	<0.01	<0.01
C20:3 Eicosatrienoic ω6	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01
C20:4 Eicosatetraenoic ω3	0.06	0.03	0.02
C20:4 Eicosatetraenoic ω6	0.04	0.02	0.02
C20:5 Eicosapentaenoic ω3	0.42	0.22	0.11
C21:5 Heneicosapentaenoic ω3	0.02	0.01	<0.01
C22:2 Docosadienoic ω6	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01
C22:3 Docosatrienoic ω3	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01
C22:4 Docosatetraenoic ω6	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01
C22:5 Docosapentaenoic ω3	0.10	0.06	0.04
C22:5 Docosapentaenoic ω6	0.02	<0.01	<0.01
C22:6 Docosahexaenoic ω3	0.56	0.32	0.21
Total content of ω3 fatty acids	1.54	0.94	0.65
Total content of ω6 fatty acids	3.44	4.47	5.01