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. 2017 Mar 13;54(6):1377–1383. doi: 10.1007/s13197-017-2549-0

Table 3.

Fatty acid (%) profile of common Kilka oil obtained by different extraction techniques

Fatty acids Wet-reduction extraction Ammonia extraction Enzymatic extraction Supercritical fluid extraction
C14:0 (myristic acid) 6.94 ± 0.13a 6.62 ± 0.12b 6.98 ± 0.17a 6.03 ± 0.09c
C16:0 (palmitic acid) 22.13 ± 0.19a 22.10 ± 0.14a 22.09 ± 0.35a 19.05 ± 0.14b
C16:1n-7 (palmitoleic acid) 10.89 ± 0.08a 10.88 ± 0.05a 10.91 ± 0.11a 10.93 ± 0.19a
C17:0 (margaric acid) 1.25 ± 0.10a 1.22 ± 0.08a 1.24 ± 0.05a 1.28 ± 0.12a
C17:1n-7 (heptadecanoic acid) 0.95 ± 0.02a 0.97 ± 0.01a 0.95 ± 0.06a 0.98 ± 0.02a
C18:0 (stearic acid) 5.05 ± 0.13a 5.07 ± 0.06a 5.08 ± 0.11a 5.10 ± 0.02a
C18:1n-9 (oleic acid) 29.09 ± 0.21b 29.11 ± 0.29b 29.06 ± 0.12b 30.76 ± 0.52a
C18:1n-7 (vacenic acid) 1.51 ± 0.01b 1.49 ± 0.10b 1.53 ± 0.14b 1.98 ± 0.08a
C18:2n-6 (linoleic acid) 2.11 ± 0.02b 2.12 ± 0.09b 2.14 ± 0.03b 2.38 ± 0.12a
C18:3n-3 (linolenic acid) 1.13 ± 0.09a 1.11 ± 0.02a 1.15 ± 0.11a 1.16 ± 0.06a
C20:0 arashidic acid 1.39 ± 0.07a 1.36 ± 0.09a 1.38 ± 0.03a 1.40 ± 0.02a
C20:1n-9 (gadoleic acid) 1.85 ± 0.01b 1.82 ± 0.03b 1.86 ± 0.12b 2.14 ± 0.05a
C20:2n-6 (eicosadienoic acid) 0.15 ± 0.05b 0.13 ± 0.01b 0.14 ± 0.04b 0.15 ± 0.02a
C20:3n-3 (eicosatrienoic acid) 0.38 ± 0.04a 0.27 ± 0.02b 0.28 ± 0.01b 0.17 ± 0.01c
C20:4n-6 (arachidonic acid) 0.28 ± 0.02b 0.30 ± 0.04b 0.31 ± 0.02b 0.49 ± 0.03a
C20:5n-3 (EPA) 5.44 ± 0.08b 5.41 ± 0.01b 5.43 ± 0.05b 6.21 ± 0.12a
C22:0 (behenic acid) 0.22 ± 0.04a 0.22 ± 0.05a 0.23 ± 0.01a 0.24 ± 0.01a
C22:1n-9 (erucic acid) 0.16 ± 0.01a 0.18 ± 0.03a 0.18 ± 0.01a 0.17 ± 0.02a
C22:4n-6 (docosatetraenoic acid) 0.20 ± 0.06a 0.20 ± 0.01a 0.21 ± 0.03a 0.19 ± 0.05a
C22:5n-3 (docosapentaenoic acid) 0.59 ± 0.03b 0.61 ± 0.02b 0.60 ± 0.07b 0.92 ± 0.01a
C22:6n-3 (DHA) 8.54 ± 0.04c 8.91 ± 0.09b 8.87 ± 0.11b 10.93 ± 0.06a
Average of total saturated fatty acids (SFA) 6.16 ± 0.12a 6.10 ± 0.09a 6.16 ± 0.16a 5.51 ± 0.08b
Average of total monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) 7.40 ± 0.09b 7.40 ± 0.12b 7.41 ± 0.10b 7.82 ± 0.22a
Average of total polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) 2.09 ± 0.05b 2.11 ± 0.04b 2.12 ± 0.06b 2.51 ± 0.06a
Total unsaturated fatty acids (UFAs) average ~9.49 ~9.51 ~9.53 ~10.33

Mean ± SD (standard deviation) within a row with different superscript letters are significantly different (p < 0.05)