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. 2020 Oct 29;10:18676. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-75693-3

Table 2.

Fatty acid content (g fatty acid kg−1) of the microalgae additives LB-GREENboost (LBGb) and LB-GUThealth (LBGh), and fatty acid profiles (% total fatty acids) of the experimental diets (% of total FAs).

Microalgal products (g fatty acid kg−1) Experimental diets (% total fatty acids)
LBGb LBGh CTRL LBGb0.5 LBGb1 LBGh0.5 LBGh1
14:0 4.61 1.32 2.11 2.10 2.11 2.11 2.12
16:0 12.39 3.54 16.43 16.94 16.90 16.45 16.39
18:0 2.15 0.61 5.25 5.49 5.24 5,15 5,17
16:1n7 6.62 1.89 3.09 3.04 3.06 3.10 3.11
18:1n7 0.15 0.04 1.88 1.83 1,85 1.87 1.85
18:1n9 4.38 1.25 19,76 20.27 20.27 20.28 20.29
20:1n9 nd nd 1.16 1.18 1.15 1.10 1.09
16:2n4 1.24 0.35 0.58 0.56 0.58 0.56 0.57
18:2n6 4.59 1.31 24.47 23.27 23.57 24.36 24.34
18:3n3 11.17 3.19 1.20 1.30 1.28 1.26 1.23
16:3n4 0.85 0.24 0.43 0.41 0.42 0.42 0.43
18:4n3 8.93 2.55 0.56 0.67 0.61 0.51 0.51
20:4n6 0.63 0.18 1.17 1.13 1.12 1.17 1.16
20:4n3 nd nd 0.40 0.38 0.38 0.40 0.40
20:5n3, EPA 3.05 0.87 4.22 4.15 4.14 4.14 4.15
22:5n3 0.71 0.20 1.18 1.13 1.11 1.12 1.13
22:6n3, DHA 2.32 0.66 12.70 12.45 12.46 12.49 12.50
∑SFA 23.79 24.52 24.24 23.72 23.69
∑MUFA 25.88 26.33 26.34 26.35 26.33
∑PUFA 45.91 44.48 44.67 45.47 45.43
Other FA 3.42 3.70 3.75 3.48 3.56
∑n-3 20.26 20.08 19.98 19.93 19.93
∑n-6 25.65 24.40 24.69 25.53 25.50
∑n-9 20.91 21.45 21.42 21.38 21.38
n3/n6 0.79 0.82 0.81 0.78 0.78
EPA/DHA 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33

LBGb0.5: LB-GREENboost (0.5%); LBGb1: LB-GREENboost (1.0%); LBGh0.5: LB-GUThealth (0.5%); LBGh1: LB-GUThealth (1.0%).

nd: notdetected.