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. 2020 Apr 25;57(2):138–147. doi: 10.2141/jpsa.0190076

Table 6. Content of fatty acids in mg/100 g of edible part of eggs (n=5 per group).

Fatty acid 1Feeding treatments/Statistical parameter () P value
C E1 E2
Myristic (C14:0) 15.87±1.19 17.41±2.05 16.41±1.99 0.414
Pentadecanoic (C15:0) 2.41±2.20ab 0.00±0.00b 4.97±2.78a 0.008
Palmitic (C16:0) 1488.69±26.32 1413.97±55.77 1481.60±70.34 0.092
Heptadecanoic (C17:0) 16.87±0.63 16.68±1.88 19.21±2.88 0.132
Stearic (C18:0) 683.91±36.33a 622.25±15.07b 604.32±23.67b <0.001
Heneicosanoic (C21:0) 14.41±3.35a 11.29±1.23b 12.22±1.51b 0.002
∑SFA 2225.17±48.17a 2081.61±56.07b 2138.73±65.48b 0.006
Palmitoleic (C16:1) 86.96±4.64 96.07±8.38 97.87±22.04 0.436
cis-10-heptadecenoic (C17:1) 8.33±0.57 8.15±4.98 6.27±6.12 0.737
Oleic (C18:1 cis 9) 2477.71±112.86b 2767.43±70.66a 2585.46±71.36b <0.001
Elaidic (C18:1 trans 9) 85.55±22.21 106.14±1.81 96.00±19.07 0.199
Cis-11-eicosenoic (C20:1) 13.73±1.57 13.81±0.94 12.79±0.96 0.358
∑MUFA 2672.31±101.83b 2991.62±77.91a 2798.41±103.97b <0.001
Linoleic (C18:2 n-6) 1624.13±136.04a 1321.01±99.22b 1441.68±107.49b 0.004
γ-linolenic (18:3 n-6) 8.49±0.59a 1.79±4.01b 8.23±1.49b <0.001
Eicosadienoic (C20:2 n-6) 12.24±0.23 9.07±5.30 12.72±2.85 0.237
Arachidonic (20:4 n-6) 137.80±5.05a 102.43±8.27b 112.27±16.63b <0.001
∑n-6 PUFA 1782.67±140.09b 1434.30±108.38b 1574.92±125.77b 0.003
α-linolenic (C18:3 n-3) 71.73±10.03b 177.33±17.65a 161.00±18.92a <0.001
Eicosapentaenoic (C20:5 n-3) 5.70±0.44 10.37±1.04 7.88±4.54 0.054
Docosahexaenoic (C22:6 n-3) 89.90±4.42c 152.25±12.11b 166.55±9.19a <0.001
∑n-3 PUFA 167.33±10.72b 339.96±25.48a 335.43±18.70a <0.001
n-6/n-3 PUFA 10.65±0.52a 4.23±0.38b 4.72±0.60b <0.001

C, control, 5% soybean oil; E1, 0.5% fish oil + 0.5% microalgae; E2, 0.75% fish oil + 0.75% microalgae