Table 3.
Fatty acid composition of diet (as-fed basis (g/kg diet))
| Flaxseed (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatty acids | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| Palmitic (C16:0) | 16.86 | 12.78 | 9.81 | 10.25 |
| Stearic (C18:0) | 2.62 | 3.85 | 3.73 | 4.17 |
| Palmitoleic (C16:1n-7) | 0.00 | 1.68 | 1.75 | 1.95 |
| Oleic (C18:1n-9) | 25.95 | 28.45 | 23.75 | 24.57 |
| Linoleic (C18:2n-6) | 41.58 | 27.17 | 22.46 | 17.55 |
| α-Linolenic acid (18:3n-3) | 6.02 | 23.00 | 27.71 | 31.16 |
| Arachidonic (C20:4n-6) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.26 | 0.12 |
| EPA (C20:5n-3) | 0.00 | 0.59 | 0.63 | 0.70 |
| DPA (C22:5n-3) | 0.00 | 0.59 | 0.83 | 1.02 |
| DHA (C22:6n-3) | 0.49 | 0.33 | 0.50 | 0.84 |
| Σ SFA 1 | 19.50 | 16.70 | 13.58 | 14.73 |
| Σ MUFA 2 | 26.05 | 30.23 | 26.59 | 27.83 |
| Σ PUFA 3 | 48.08 | 51.68 | 52.38 | 51.38 |
| Σ n-6 PUFA | 42.07 | 27.49 | 23.21 | 18.51 |
| Σ n-3 PUFA | 6.02 | 24.19 | 29.17 | 32.88 |
| n-6/n-3 PUFA ratio | 6.99 | 1.14 | 0.80 | 0.56 |
1
SFA (saturated fatty acid)=14:0+15:0+16:0+18:0+20:0+22:0+24:0.
2
MUFA (monounsaturated fatty acid)=14:1+16:1n-7+18:1n-9+20:1n-9.
3
PUFA (polyunsaturated fatty acid)=18:2n-6+18:3n-3+20:4n-6+20:5n-3+22:5n-6+22:5n-3.