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. 2020 Jun 24;25(12):2901. doi: 10.3390/molecules25122901

Table 3.

Nutritional quality indexes of fatty acids from Caulerpa racemosa and Ulva fasciata.

Seaweed C18/C20 ω6/ω3 AI TI h/H PUFA/SFA UI
C. racemosa 4.99 0.97–7.54 0.56 0.56–0.91 1.36–1.62 0.52 97
U. fasciata 8.03 1.39–120.40 2.89 2.78–5.48 0.19–0.25 0.15 39

AI = atherogenic index; TI = thrombogenic index; h/H = fatty acid hypocholesterolemic/hypercholesterolemic ratio; PUFA = polyunsaturated fatty acid; SFA = saturated fatty acid; UI = unsaturation index.