Table 4.
Comparison of the fatty acid composition and total lipids from jellyfish Aurelia sp.1, C. tuberculata and R. pulmo. Total lipids are expressed as g/100 g of dry weight ± standard deviation (SD) and fatty acid composition data are expressed as percentage of the total fatty acids ± SD.
| Aurelia sp1 | Cotylorhiza tuberculata | Rhizostoma pulmo | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fatty acids (FA) | % | ||
| Saturated FA (SFA) | |||
| Lauric acid C12:0 | - | - | 1.3±0.5 |
| Myristic acid C14:0 | 2.4 ± 0.6 | 2.9 ± 0.2 | 3.1 ± 0.4 |
| Palmitic acid C16:0 | 33.0 ± 1.9 | 26.1 ± 0.1 | 33.2 ± 0.5 |
| Margaric acid C17:0 | 1.4 ± 0.5 | 0.8 ± 0.1 | - |
| Stearic acid C18:0 | 32.7 ± 1.6 | 24.2 ± 0.5 | 30.6 ± 1.8 |
| Arachidic acid C20:0 | - | 0.8 ± 0.1 | - |
| Total SFA | 69.5 | 54.8 | 68.2 |
| Monounsaturated FA | |||
| Palmitoleic acid C16:1 | - | 1.2 ± 0.7 | |
| Oleic acid C18:1 (ω9) | 3.0 ± 0.7 | 12.8 ± 0.1 | 5.1 ± 1.8 |
| Vaccenic acid C18:1 (ω7) | 1.7 ± 0.2 | 1.2 ± 0.1 | 1.9 ± 0.5 |
| Total MUFA | 4.7 | 15.2 | 7.0 |
| Polyunsaturated FA (PUFA) | |||
| Linoleic acid C18:2 (ω6) * | 1.3 ± 0.2 | 8.3 ± 1.6 | 2.5 ± 0.7 |
| Eicosatetraenoic acid C20:4 (ω3) | - | 4. 1 ± 0.3 | - |
| Arachidonic acid C20:4 (ω6) | 5.5 ± 1.1 | 5.3 ± 0.5 | 8.8 ± 0.5 |
| Eicosapentaenoic acid C20:5 (ω3) | 14.6 ± 2.2 | 5.1 ± 0.5 | 8.6 ± 1.7 |
| Docosahexaenoic acid C22:6 (ω3) | 4.4 ± 1.1 | 7.2 ± 0.9 | 4.9 ± 1.1 |
| Total PUFA | 25.8 | 30.0 | 24.8 |
| Σω6 | 6.8 | 13.6 | 11.3 |
| Σω3 | 19.0 | 16.4 | 13.5 |
| ω6/ω3 | 0.36 | 0.83 | 0.8 |
| Total Lipids (g/100 g dry weight) | 4.1 ± 0.5 | 12.3 ± 0.7 | 4.0 ± 0.8 |
SFA: saturated fatty acids; MUFA: monounsaturated fatty acids; PUFA: polyunsaturated fatty acids; Σω6: total ω6 fatty acids; Σω3: total ω3 fatty acids; *: essential fatty acid.