Table I.

Percentage of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids in the lipids of Asparagopsis taxiformis alga powder extract.

Fatty acid	%
Saturated fatty acids	23.17±0.11
C8:0 (octanoate)	0.25±0.01
C10:0 (decanoate)	0.01±0.00
C12:0 (dodecanoate)	2.31±0.01
C13:0 (tridecanoate)	3.20±0.01
C14:0 (tetradecanoate)	3.77±0.05
C15:0 (pentadecanoate)	6.52±0.04
C16:0 (hexadecanoate)	3.73±0.03
C17:0 (heptadecanoate)	1.25±0.03
C18:0 (octadecanoate)	1.18±0.02
C20:0 (eicosanoate)	0.94±0.03
Unsaturated fatty acids	67.8±0.41
C15:1 (pentadecenoate)	9.06±0.05
C16:1 (hexadecenoate)	3.80±0.03
C17:1 (heptadecenoate)	0.36±0.02
C18:1 (octadecenoate)	3.52±0.02
C18:2 (octadecadienoate)	7.75±0.07
C18:3 (octadecatrienoate)	3.66±0.08
C20:3 (eicosatrienoate)	1.38±0.07
C20:4 (eicosatetraenoate)	1.19±0.03
C20:5 (eicosapentaenoate)	1.60±0.04
C22:1 (docosadecenoate)	2.78±0.05
C22:6 (docosahexaenoate)	32.77±0.47

Data are presented as mean ± standard error of the mean.