Table 2.
Fatty acid composition (% of total fatty acids) of basal diet and experimental oils.1
| Fatty acid | BD | SFO | SO | MO | LO | FO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA (C18:2n-6) | 50.03 | 62.42 | 46.14 | 13.26 | 11.92 | 1.67 |
| AA (C20:4n-6) | 0.21 | 0.30 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.24 | 0.00 |
| LNA (C18:3n-3) | 2.36 | 0.90 | 7.29 | 11.26 | 52.52 | 0.84 |
| EPA (C20:5n-3) | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 13.66 |
| DHA (C22:6n-3) | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 0.10 | 17.98 |
| ∑SFA | 15.61 | 11.46 | 15.28 | 17.44 | 14.58 | 31.95 |
| ∑MUFA | 29.67 | 24.12 | 29.07 | 56.52 | 19.46 | 26.26 |
| ∑PUFA | 54.79 | 64.42 | 55.65 | 26.04 | 65.96 | 35.79 |
| ∑n6 | 51.29 | 64.05 | 47.19 | 11.36 | 12.34 | 2.45 |
| ∑n3 | 3.12 | 1.01 | 7.82 | 13.88 | 53.12 | 32.89 |
| n6:n3 | 16.43 | 62.43 | 6.03 | 0.85 | 0.23 | 0.07 |
BD = basal diet; SFO = sunflower oil; SO = soybean oil; MO = mustard oil; LO = linseed oil; FO = fish oil; LA = linoleic acid; AA = arachidonic acid; LNA = linolenic acid; EPA = eicosapentaenoic acid; DHA = docosahexaenoic; MUFA = mono unsaturated fatty acid; SFA = saturated fatty acid; PUFA = poly unsaturated fatty acid; ∑ = Total.
1
Each value is an average of 2 observations.