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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Apr 7.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Perinatol. 2014 Jun;41(2):331–345. doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2014.02.006

Table 1.

Composition of two different intravenous lipid emulsions, soybean oil (Intralipid®) and fish oil (Omegaven®).

Intralipid® Omegaven® SMOF®

Vitamin E (mg/L) 38 250 47.6
Phytosterols (mg/L) 343 0 48

Oil Source

Soybean oil % 100 0 30
Fish oil % 0 100 15
Coconut oil % 0 0 30
Olive oil % 0 0 25

Fat Composition

Linoleic acid (g/100cc) 5 0.1–0.7 2.85
Arachidonic acid (g/100cc) 0 0.1–0.4 0.05
α-Linolenic acid (g/100cc) 0.9 <0.2 0.275
Eicosapentaenoic acid (g/100cc) 0 1.28–2.82 0.25
Docosahexaenoic acid (g/100cc) 0 1.44–3.09 0.05