Table 3.
Process variables * optimization and multiple response optimization of the response variables.
| Part a) Optimization of the Process Variables | ||||||
| Dependent Variables | Process Variables | Stationary Point | Optimum Value ** | |||
| A | B | C | D | |||
| EPA | 5.99 | −29.79 | 3.05 | 599.00 | Maximum | 33.01 |
| DHA | 6.00 | −29.98 | 48.05 | 108.30 | Maximum | 76.81 |
| EPA+DHA | 6.00 | −29.95 | 47.79 | 271.36 | Maximum | 98.85 |
| Part b) Multiple Response Optimization of the Response Variables | ||||||
| Dependent Variables | Process Variables | Stationary Point | Predicted Value ** | |||
| A | B | C | D | |||
| EPA | 5.84 | −17.69 | 14.83 | 453.36 | Maximum | 30.71- |
| DHA | 62.94 | |||||
| EPA+DHA | 90.07 | |||||
| Maximum desirability | 1.0 | |||||
| Part c) Experimental Validation of the Multiple Response Optimization of the Dependent Variables | ||||||
| Dependent Variables | Process Variables | Stationary Point | Experimental Value ** | |||
| A | B | C | D | |||
| EPA | 6.00 | −18 | 14.80 | 500 | Maximum | 31.20 |
| DHA | 49.31 | |||||
| EPA+DHA | 80.51 | |||||
* Process variables (A, B, C, and D) as expressed in Table 2. ** Values expressed as g/100 g total FA.