Table 3.
Effects of carrot juice on liver fatty acid composition
| Major fatty acids (%) | Experimental groups1) | |||
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| Con | Con-CJ | HFr | HFr-CJ | |
| Palmitic acid (C16:0) | 19.3±0.28 | 19.9±1.10 | 22.1±0.53 | 15.9±2.77* |
| Palmitoleic acid (C16:1) | 1.7±0.13 | 1.7±0.37 | 3.4±0.26# | 1.7±0.37* |
| Stearic acid (C18:0) | 13.6±0.46 | 12.8±1.61 | 12.4±0.60 | 16.3±0.85* |
| Oleic acid (C18:1) | 15.3±0.55 | 18.3±4.95 | 24.8±1.78# | 16.5±1.69* |
| Linoleic acid (C18:2) | 22.5±0.69 | 22.9±0.44 | 14.7±0.74# | 18.5±1.05* |
| α-Linolenic acid (C18:3, n-3) | 0.92±0.11 | 0.74±0.10 | 0.31±0.07* | 0.26±0.09 |
| Eicosadienoic acid (C20:2) | 1.7±0.14 | 1.6±0.29 | 1.6±0.19 | 2.1±0.21 |
| Dihomo-γ-linolenic acid (C20:3) | 0.63±0.13 | 0.52±0.10 | 0.54±0.06 | 0.72±0.15 |
| Arachidonic acid (C20:4) | 16.9±0.53 | 15.1±2.84 | 15.3±0.90 | 19.1±1.18 |
| Eicosapentaenoic acid (C20:5) | 0.87±0.27 | 0.91±0.25 | 0.76±0.08 | 1.1±0.21 |
| Docosaenoic acid (C22:0) | 0.89±0.06 | 0.86±0.16 | 0.92±0.11 | 1.2±0.11 |
| Docosatetraenoic acid (C22:4) | 1.5±0.13 | 1.4±0.27 | 1.8±0.31 | 2.1±0.30 |
| Docosapentaenoic acid (C22:5, n-3) | 0.45±0.11 | 0.24±0.09 | 0.31±0.05 | 0.34±0.04 |
| Docosahexaenoic acid (C22:6, n-3) | 3.7±0.13 | 3.05±0.59 | 2.69±0.29# | 4.05±0.14* |
Values are represented as means±SE of 6 rats from each group. Data were analyzed by one way ANOVA with post-hoc least significance difference test. Significantly different at P≤0.05 compared with the #control and high fructose group and *with or without carrot juice groups.
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Con, control diet; Con-CJ, control diet with carrot juice; HFr, high fructose diet; HFr-CJ, high fructose diet with carrot juice.