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. 2018 Apr 11;13(4):e0194241. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194241

Table 5. Determined fatty acid levels in various treatment diets (dry-matter basis).

Control Fish oil Algae Meal
Fatty acid 1% 3% 5% 1.75% 5.26% 8.77%
Total SFA 23.22 26.00 29.34 35.22 28.08 39.95 46.78
12:0 0 0.04 0.08 0.1 0 0.08 0.13
14:0 0.78 2.26 4.28 6.54 1.45 2.99 4.45
15:0 ANTEISO 0 0.2 0.39 0.56 0.28 0.81 1.24
15:0 ISO 0 0.06 0.14 0.21 0 0 0
16:0 17.07 16.30 17.16 20.76 21.75 30.60 36.18
17:0 0.10 0.25 0.44 0.49 0 0.34 0.43
18:0 4.88 6.36 6.43 6.28 4.30 4.77 4.08
20:0 0.39 0.53 0.42 0.28 0.30 0.36 0.27
Total MUFA 31.66 32.37 32.12 32.13 28.92 20.48 14.85
14:1 n-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.11
16:1 n-11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16:1 n-9 0 0.19 0.13 0.19 0 0 0
16:1 n-7 1.05 3.12 5.90 8.88 0.98 0.93 0.96
18:1 n-9 28.77 26.04 22.4 19.04 26.41 18.26 12.72
18:1 n-7 1.44 2.35 2.91 3.23 1.21 1.03 0.90
20:1 n-11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20:1 n-9 0.40 0.67 0.78 0.79 0.32 0.26 0.16
Total PUFA 45.12 41.62 38.55 32.65 43.01 39.58 38.37
18:2 n-6 43.53 36.47 29.41 21.1 38.91 26.73 16.82
18:3 n-6 0 0.05 0.13 0.15 0 0 0
18:3 n-3 1.59 2.09 2.12 1.93 1.07 1.06 0.88
20:2 n-6 0 0.18 0.22 0.20 0 0 0
20:3 n-3 0 0 0.11 0 0 0 0
20:5 n-3 0 0.40 0.70 0.92 0 0 0
22:4 n-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22:5 n-6 0 0 0 0 0 2.23 4.00
22:5 n-3 0 0.42 1.08 1.43 0 0 0
22:6 n-3 0 2.01 4.78 6.92 3.03 9.56 16.67
% Omega 3 1.59 4.92 8.79 11.20 4.10 10.62 17.55
% Omega 6 43.53 36.70 29.76 21.45 38.91 28.96 20.82
Omega 6:3 27.38 7.46 3.39 1.92 9.49 2.73 1.19
% Beneficial Omega-3 0 2.83 6.56 9.27 3.03 9.56 16.67

SFA:Saturated fatty acids, MUFA:Monounsaturated fatty acids, PUFA:Polyunsaturated fatty acids. LC-PUFAs includes EPA, DPA and DHA.