Table 3.
Analyzed fatty acid composition of LPL complex1
| Item | LPL | SEM |
|---|---|---|
| EE, % | 40.24 | 0.32 |
| Fatty acids, % | ||
| Tridecylic, C14:0 | 0.20 | 0.03 |
| Palmitic, C16:0 | 15.79 | 0.01 |
| Palmitoleic, C16:1 | 0.10 | 0.01 |
| Margaric, C17:0 | 0.10 | 0.00 |
| Stearic, C18:0 | 3.77 | 0.03 |
| Oleic, C18:1 | 18.24 | 0.26 |
| Linoleic, C18:2, n-62 | 54.69 | 0.13 |
| α-Linolenic, C18:3, n-3 | 5.73 | 0.05 |
| Arachidic, C20:0 | 0.25 | 0.00 |
| Eicosenoic, C20:1 | 0.15 | 0.01 |
| Behenic, C22:0 | 0.39 | 0.00 |
| Erucic, C22:1 | 0.13 | 0.04 |
| Docosenoic, C22:2, n-6 | 0.12 | 0.01 |
| Lignoceric, C24:0 | 0.21 | 0.01 |
| Total n-3 | 5.73 | 0.05 |
| Total n-6 | 54.81 | 0.14 |
| n-6:n-3 ratio | 9.57 | 0.05 |
| Unsaturated fatty acids | 79.16 | 0.05 |
| Saturated fatty acids | 20.71 | 0.02 |
| Unsaturated:saturated3 | 3.82 | 0.00 |
1Values are means of triplicate analyses.
2n-3, omega-3 fatty acid; n-6, omega-6 fatty acid.
3The ratio of unsaturated fatty acids to saturated fatty acids.