Table 2.
Fatty acid composition of experimental oils
| Treatment | |||
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| Control oil (%) | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Menhaden oil (%) | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Fatty acid | % total | ||
| C14:0 | 0.9 | 4.2 | 9.0 |
| C14:1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| C16:0 | 18.9 | 18.7 | 16.8 |
| C16:1n-7 | 1.5 | 6.0 | 13.0 |
| C18:0 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| C18:1 | 38.4 | 27.1 | 11.5 |
| C18:2n-6 | 34.4 | 19.2 | 1.5 |
| C18:3n-3 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| C18:4n-3 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 2.9 |
| C20:3n-6 | nd | nd | 0.3 |
| C20:3n-3 | nd | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| C20:4n-6 | nd | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| C20:5n-3 | 0.8 | 6.2 | 15.6 |
| C22:0 | nd | nd | nd |
| C22:5n-3 | nd | 1.2 | 2.5 |
| C22:6n-3 | nd | 7.4 | 14.6 |
| SAT | 22.9 | 26.4 | 29.2 |
| PUFA | 36.9 | 38.9 | 43.7 |
| PUFA/SAT | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| n-3 | 2.5 | 19.1 | 39.9 |
| n-6 | 34.4 | 19.8 | 3.8 |
| n3/n6 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 10.5 |
| LCn-3PUFA | 1.6 | 14.8 | 32.6 |
SAT = total saturated fatty acids; PUFA = total polyunsaturated fatty acids; n-3 = total n-3 fatty acids; n-6 = total n-6 fatty acids; n-3/n-6 = ratio of total n-3/total n-6 fatty acids; LCn-3PUFA = 20:5n-3 + 22:5n-3 + 22:6n-3; nd = not detected.