Table 3.

Triacylglyceride compositions of marine fish oils^a.

TAG	TCN	DB	ECN	Anchovy	Salmon	Tuna
EEE	60	15	30	1.09±0.26∗		0.56±0.06
DDD	66	18	30			0.75±0.04
EEO	58	11	36	5.67±1.25∗	2.23±0.16
DDO	62	13	36	9.70±1.38∗	0.20±0.01	4.69±0.89∗
DDP	60	12	36	1.14±0.41		1.12±0.78
EPoPo	52	7	38	2.64±0.56
DPoPo	54	8	38		2.46±0.12	6.56±1.25∗
EPoM	50	6	38	8.74±1.11
EMM	48	5	38	4.54±0.98	3.18±0.38	12.26±3.68∗∗
DMM	50	6	38	5.29±1.00
DPoO	56	8	40	6.94±0.44∗∗	0.32±0.05	1.31±0.10∗
DMO	54	7	40	1.79±0.04∗	0.22±0.01	1.47±0.20∗
DMP	52	6	40	1.03±0.02	1.90±0.10	1.65±0.68
DOO	58	8	42		4.12±0.89	3.75±0.69
EOP	54	6	42	11.17±2.00∗∗	4.54±1.02
DOP	56	7	42	4.51±0.55		6.10±1.45∗
EPP	52	5	42			1.13±0.33
DPP	54	6	42	2.10±0.33	1.99±0.69	1.03±0.54
EOS	56	6	44		2.78±0.68	3.02±0.95
DOS	58	7	44		10.47±2.34
EPS	54	5	44	3.89±0.66	2.86±0.58	17.39±3.81∗∗
DPS	56	6	44	2.70±0.21	3.66±0.93	7.27±2.11∗
ESS	56	5	46	2.56±0.34
DSS	58	6	46	2.31±0.29∗	11.67±2.51∗∗	1.16±0.02
OOO	54	3	48	0.54±0.01	0.53±0.04	1.70±0.12∗
OOP	52	2	48	3.17±0.58∗∗	0.61±0.02
OPP	50	1	48	1.94±0.67	1.07±0.07	1.00±0.22
OOS	54	2	50		8.50±1.80∗∗	0.91±0.05
PPS	50	0	50	3.41±0.39∗	12.18±2.22∗∗	2.35±0.03
OSS	54	1	52	1.14±0.24	1.97±0.32	2.11±0.09
PSS	52	0	52		2.92±0.41
SSS	54	0	54		2.84±0.54∗	0.80±0.11

^aAbbreviations: ECN, equivalent carbon number; TCN, total carbon number; DB, number of double bonds.

Fatty acid symbols: M, myristic acid; P, palmitic acid; Po, palmitoleic acid; S, stearic acid; O, oleic acid; E, EPA, eicosapentaenoic acid; D, DHA, docosahexaenoic acid. Values are means ± standard deviation with triplicate measurements per sample (mass %). Different superscript letters in a row indicate significant differences (∗p < 0.05, ∗∗p < 0.01).