Table 3.
Total lipid and fatty acid composition (fatty acid % of total) in five NF batches by In‐house method LAB‐M1836, GC‐FID
| Batch number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #7 | |
| Total lipids (g/100 g)* | 18.6 | 20.9 | 18.1 | 20.8 | 19.5 |
| Fatty acid profile % | |||||
| Myristic acid (14:0) | < 0.1 | < 0.1 | < 0.1 | < 0.1 | < 0.1 |
| Palmitic acid (16:0) | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| Palmitoleic + isomers (16:1 n‐7 cis) | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Stearic acid (18:0) | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| Oleic acid (18:1 cis) | 58.6 | 61.5 | 57.6 | 58.6 | 61.1 |
| Linoleic acid (18:2 n‐6 cis) | 21.0 | 19.6 | 21.9 | 21.6 | 20.1 |
| Arachidic acid (20:0) | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Gondoic acid (cis n‐9, 20:1) | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| Alpha linolenic acid (18:3 n‐3 cis) (ALA) | 10.7 | 9.4 | 10.9 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| Behenic acid (22:0) | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Lignoceric acid (24:0) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | < 0.1 |
| Nervonic acid (24:1 cis) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Erucic acid (C22:1n‐9) | < 0.1 | < 0.1 | < 0.1 | < 0.1 | < 0.1 |
*
Total lipids include both major triacylglycerols and phospholipids, and lipid soluble vitamins.