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. 2015 Dec 2;2015(12):CD009172. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009172.pub2
Constituents 20%
Intralipid
(Fresenius
Kabi)
Lipoven2
(Fresenius
Kabi)
Liposyn III
(Hospira)
PFE 4501
Pharmacia
Sweden*
Lipofundin‐
MCT/LCT
20%
(B Braun)
Structolipid
20%
(Fresenius
Kabi)
Lipovenoes
‐MCT
(Fresenius
Kabi)
ClinOleic
20%
(Baxter)
Omegaven
(Fresenius
Kabi)
Lipoplus3
(B Braun)
20%
SMOFlipid
(Fresenius
Kabi)
Oil source (%)
Soybean oil 100 100 100 85 50 64 50 20 40 30
Coconut (MCT) oil   50 36 50 50 30
Olive oil   80 25
Fish oil   100 10 15
Borage oil       15              
Composition of major fatty acids: % by weight of total fatty acids
MCTs
Caproic acid (6:0)   0.5 0.1 0.2 Trace
Caprylic acid (8:0)   29 26 30 30 17
Capric acid (10:0)   20 10 17 19 12
Lauric acid (12:0)   1 0.2 0.2 0.2
Long‐chain triacylglycerols
Myristic acid (14:0) 0.2 Trace   Trace 0.2 5 0.5 1
Palmitic acid (16:0) 10.8 12 11 11.2 7 7 7 12 12 6 9
Palmitoleic acid (16:1 ω‐7) Trace   0.2 1.5 9 0.6 2
Stearic acid (18:0) 4.2 5 4 4.1 2 3 3 2 4 2 3
Oleic acid (18:1 ω‐9) 24 24 23   11 14 13 62 15 8 29
ω‐6/ω‐3 ratio 7:1 7:1 7:1 7:1 7:1 7:1 9:1 1:8 2.7:1 2.5:1
ω‐6 long‐chain triacylglycerols
Linoleic acid (18:2 ω‐6) 53 53 53 50.8 29 35 27 19 4.4 24 19
Arachidonic acid (20:4 ω‐6) 0.1   0.2 0.5 2 0.5
ω‐3 long‐chain triacylglycerols
α‐linolenic acid (18:3 ω‐3) 7 8 8.3 5.9 4 5 4 2 1.8 3 2
EPA (20:5 ω‐3)   19 3 3
DHA (22:6 ω‐3)   0.5 12 2 2
α‐tocopherol (mg/L) 38 180 6.9 32 150‐296 190 200
Other constituents
Phytosterols (mg/L) 348 327 47.6
γ‐linolenic acid (GLA; 18:3 ω‐6)       3.2              
L‐Carnitine       0.4