. 2017 Jun 28;9(7):662. doi: 10.3390/nu9070662

Table 2.

The fatty acid profile (g/100 g fat) for the ¾ fat margarines (brands 1, 2, and 3) and for the half-fat margarines (brands 4, 5, and 6) are analyzed (mean and standard deviation).

Fatty Acid	Brand 1		Brand 2		Brand 3		Brand 4		Brand 5		Brand 6
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Caprylic 8:0	0.30	0.02 ^a	0.47	0.0 ^c	0.30	0.02 ^a	0.31	0.03 ^a	0.39	0.02 ^b	0.32	0.02 ^a
Capric 10:0	0.30	0.03 ^a	0.41	0.04 ^c	0.29	0.02 ^a	0.30	0.03 ^a	0.37	0.02 ^b	0.31	0.01 ^a
Lauric 12:0	2.76	0.06 ^c	2.58	0.13 ^b	2.70	0.09 ^b,c	2.91	0.21 ^d	2.73	0.03 ^c	2.28	0.03 ^a
Myristic 14:0	1.28	0.06 ^d	1.37	0.06 ^e	1.13	0.06 ^b	1.20	0.03 ^c	1.16	0.01 ^b,c	1.07	0.01 ^a
Palmitic 16:0	18.80	0.44 ^f	18.52	0.13 ^e	12.88	0.31 ^a	15.71	0.10 ^c	14.31	0.12 ^b	18.04	0.23 ^d
t-Palmitoleic 9t-16:1	0.02	0.02 ^b	0.01	0.01 ^a	0.01	0.01 ^a	0.00	0.00 ^a	0.00	0.00 ^a	0.00	0.00 ^a
Palmitoleic 9c-16:1	0.18	0.01 ^b	0.12	0.01 ^a	0.10	0.00 ^a	0.25	0.05 ^c	0.12	0.00 ^a	0.28	0.01 ^d
Stearic 18:0	2.62	0.10 ^a	3.63	0.16 ^c	3.82	0.07 ^d	3.71	0.05 ^c	3.64	0.03 ^c	3.38	0.04 ^b
Σ trans 18:1	0.37	0.06 ^e	0.22	0.19 ^d	0.10	0.01 ^b,c	0.05	0.06 ^a	0.06	0.01 ^a,b	0.11	0.01 ^c
Oleic 9c-18:1	45.40	0.99 ^f	29.60	0.79 ^c	25.11	1.18 ^a	35.28	0.81 ^d	26.11	0.20 ^b	39.84	0.86 ^e
11c-18:1	2.26	0.18 ^c	0.65	0.09 ^a	0.70	0.11 ^a,b	0.83	0.05 ^b	0.60	0.04 ^a	0.59	0.23 ^a
t-Linoleic 9t, 12t-18:2	0.00	0.01 ^a	0.00	0.01 ^b	0.01	0.01 ^b	0.00	0.00 ^a	0.02	0.00 ^b	0.01	0.00 ^b
c-t Linoleic 9c, 12t-18:2	0.12	0.01 ^a	0.26	0.00 ^e	0.16	0.00 ^b	0.13	0.00 ^a	0.19	0.01 ^c	0.23	0.01 ^d
t-c Linoleic 9t, 12c-18:2	0.12	0.01 ^a,b	0.23	0.01 ^d	0.13	0.01 ^b	0.12	0.01 ^a	0.18	0.01 ^c	0.22	0.01 ^d
Linoleic 9c, 12c-18:2	17.30	1.74 ^a	40.92	0.94 ^d	46.11	1.12 ^d	33.82	0.73 ^c	40.69	0.11 ^d	32.13	1.01 ^b
Arachidic 20:0	0.43	0.05 ^d	0.17	0.06 ^b,c	0.16	0.04 ^b	0.21	0.03 ^c	0.07	0.03 ^a	0.20	0.02 ^b,c
γ-Linolenic 18:3n-6	0.38	0.07 ^c	0.00	0.00 ^a	0.17	0.04 ^b	0.00	0.00 ^a	0.20	0.06 ^b	0.02	0.02 ^a
Eicosenoic 20:1	0.73	0.21 ^b	0.13	0.01 ^a	0.09	0.01 ^a	0.12	0.02 ^a	0.08	0.01 ^a	0.15	0.02 ^a
α-Linolenic 18:3n-3	5.95	0.40 ^d	0.19	0.06 ^a	5.88	0.20 ^d	4.76	0.14 ^c	8.68	0.12 ^e	0.59	0.09 ^b
Eicosadienoic 20:2	ND		ND		ND		ND		ND		ND
Behenic 22:0	0.25	0.04 ^b	0.44	0.23 ^c	0.50	0.03 ^d	0.41	0.10 ^c	0.45	0.11 ^c	0.02	0.0 ^a
Brassidic 13t-22:1	ND		ND		ND		ND		ND		ND
Erucic 22:1	ND		ND		ND		ND		ND		ND
Eicosatrienoic 20:3n-3	ND		ND		ND		ND		ND		ND
Arachidonic 20:4n-6	ND		ND		ND		ND		ND		ND
Eicosapentaenoic 20:5n-3	ND		ND		ND		ND		ND		ND
Nervonic 24:1	0.09	0.01 ^b	0.00	0.00 ^a	0.00	0.00 ^a	0.00	0.00 ^a	0.00	0.00 ^a	0.00	0.00 ^a
Docosatrienoic 22:3	0.07	0.00 ^b	0.00	0.00 ^a	0.00	0.00 ^a	0.00	0.00 ^a	0.00	0.00 ^a	0.00	0.00 ^a
Docosapentaenoic 22:5n-6	ND		ND		ND		ND		ND		ND
Lignoceric 24:0	ND		ND		ND		ND		ND		ND
Docosapentaenoic 22:5n-3	0.00	0.00 ^a	0.04	0.00 ^a,b	0.00	0.00 ^a	0.05	0.00 ^a	0.06	0.00 ^a	0.15	0.02 ^c
Docosahexaenoic 22:6n-3	ND		ND		ND		ND		ND		ND
SFA	26.73	0.64 ^e	27.60	0.16 ^f	21.79	0.47 ^a	24.69	0.36 ^c	23.06	0.11 ^b	25.62	0.23 ^d
MUFA	48.86	1.27 ^e	30.52	0.86 ^b	26.00	1.28 ^a	36.38	0.82 ^c	26.85	0.16 ^a	40.90	1.05 ^d
PUFA	23.77	1.42 ^a	41.16	0.85 ^d	52.17	1.32 ^f	38.64	0.70 ^c	49.63	0.14 ^e	32.92	1.07 ^b
n-3	5.95	0.39 ^d	0.23	0.11 ^a	5.88	0.20 ^d	4.82	0.18 ^c	8.74	0.11 ^e	0.76	0.10 ^b
n-6	17.69	1.67 ^a	40.93	0.95 ^d	46.28	1.13 ^e	33.83	0.71 ^c	40.90	0.12 ^d	32.16	1.02 ^b
n-6/n-3	3.00	0.49 ^a	226.96	119.21 ^b	7.87	0.10 ^a	7.04	0.31 ^a	4.69	0.06 ^a	42.71	4.52 ^a
PUFA + MUFA/SFA	2.72	0.09 ^b	2.60	0.02 ^a	3.59	0.07 ^f	3.04	0.08 ^d	3.32	0.02 ^e	2.88	0.03 ^c
TFA	0.64	0.03 ^e	0.72	0.02 ^f	0.41	0.04 ^b	0.29	0.04 ^a	0.45	0.01 ^c	0.57	0.02 ^d

Different letters in the same row indicate significant differences (p < 0.05) among the mean values for the different brands. ND: Not detected; SFA: sum of all saturated fatty acids; MUFA: sum of all monounsaturated fatty acids; TFA: sum of all trans fatty acids.