TABLE 1.
Fatty acid composition (g/100 g lipids) of diets (CTR, HIGH n−3, LOW n−6, and WSD)1
| Fatty acid | Name | CTR | HIGH n−3 | LOW n−6 | WSD |
| 4:0 | Butyric acid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.05 | 0.00 |
| 6:0 | Caproic acid | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.81 | 0.06 |
| 8:0 | Caprylic acid | 1.70 | 1.07 | 2.09 | 0.85 |
| 10:0 | Capric acid | 1.36 | 0.86 | 2.17 | 0.68 |
| 12:0 | Lauric acid | 10.53 | 6.69 | 11.42 | 5.27 |
| 14:0 | Myristic acid | 4.38 | 3.62 | 7.24 | 2.69 |
| 16:0 | Palmitic acid | 17.14 | 19.38 | 12.40 | 23.07 |
| 16:1n−7 | Palmitoleic acid | 0.13 | 1.20 | 0.78 | 1.56 |
| 17:0 | Margaric acid | 0.00 | 0.37 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 18:0 | Stearic acid | 3.07 | 3.70 | 5.12 | 9.03 |
| 18:1n−9 | Oleic acid | 37.94 | 35.27 | 40.79 | 40.47 |
| 18:2n−6 | Linoleic acid | 14.80 | 11.89 | 6.38 | 11.90 |
| 18:3n−3 | α-Linolenic acid | 2.61 | 1.07 | 1.57 | 1.30 |
| 18:4n−3 | Stearidonic acid | 0.00 | 0.19 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 20:0 | Arachidic acid | 0.34 | 0.26 | 0.20 | 0.17 |
| 20:1n−9 | Eicosaenoic acid | 0.41 | 0.15 | 0.22 | 0.21 |
| 20:4n−3 | Eicosatetraenoic acid | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 20:4n−6 | Arachidonic acid | 0.00 | 0.28 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 20:5n−3 | EPA | 0.00 | 1.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 22:0 | Behenic acid | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.33 | 0.11 |
| 22:1n−9 | Erucic acid | 0.14 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.07 |
| 22:5n−3 | Docosapentaenoic acid | 0.00 | 0.37 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 22:6n−3 | DHA | 0.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 24:0 | Lignoceric acid | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| SFA (%) | — | 38.88 | 36.28 | 42.84 | 41.94 |
| MUFA (%) | — | 38.62 | 36.68 | 41.86 | 42.31 |
| PUFA % | — | 17.41 | 20.07 | 7.96 | 13.20 |
| Σ n−6 | — | 14.80 | 12.17 | 6.38 | 11.90 |
| Σ n−3 | — | 2.61 | 7.90 | 1.57 | 1.30 |
| n−6:n−3 | — | 5.67 | 1.54 | 4.05 | 9.12 |
| Linoleic acid:α-linolenic acid | — | 5.67 | 11.10 | 4.05 | 9.12 |
1
CTR, control diet; HIGH n−3, diet with a relative increase in n−3 fatty acid; LOW n−6, diet with relative reduction in n−6 fatty acid; WSD, Western-style diet.