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. 2018 Sep 21;13(9):e0198538. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0198538

Table 5. Elemental composition of muscle tissues at week 14.

Elemental Composition Marine
n = 20
Medium marine
n = 20
Animal by-product
n = 20
Vegetable protein
n = 20
ω3LC0
n = 20
ω3LC1
n = 20
ω3LC1.41
n = 20
C1 49.3±3.3 47.9±3.4 49.6±3.8 49.3±1.8 47.8±5.4 49.3±1.6 48.9±3.8
N2 13.4±0.7b 13.6±0.7ab 14.9±2.7a 13.5±1.3ab 13.6±1.5ab 13.9±0.6ab 13.4±1.1ab
C/N 3.7±0.4 3.5±0.2 3.4±0.3 3.7±0.5 3.5±0.2 3.6±0.2 3.7±0.4

Data are mean ± standard deviation for 20 replicates; different letters indicate significant differences

1 Carbon (% dry weight)

2 Nitrogen (% dry weight)