Table 3.
Fatty acid composition (expressed as percentage of total fatty acids) of Nile tilapia, (Oreochromis niloticus), across sizes
| Sum of fatty acids | Fried | Raw | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larger | Medium | Smaller | Larger | Medium | Smaller | |
| ∑SFA | 55.3 | 49.9 | 50.3 | 48.2 | 47.4 | 46.6 |
| ∑UFA | 42.7 | 49.6 | 49.2 | 51.3 | 52.1 | 53.2 |
| ∑MUFA | 30.5 | 38.1 | 38.94 | 33.57 | 33.1 | 22.57 |
| ∑PUFA | 7.85 | 13.89 | 12.34 | 16.83 | 18.91 | 31.69 |
| ∑DHA | 0.65 | 1.005 | 0.97 | 6.17 | 7.01 | 9.8 |
| ∑EPA | 0.31 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.87 |
| ∑Trans | 3.81 | 4.14 | 4.08 | 1.3 | 1.25 | 1.23 |
The samples were categorized based on their sizes from the previous study. Larger: >27 cm, medium: 18‐27 cm, and smaller: <19 cm for both catchments (Alemu et al., 2017).