Table 3. Lipid content and fatty acid profile (percentage of total fatty acids) of fish fillets.
| Fish dietary groups | ANOVA p-value | Kruskal–Wallis p-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (0%CO) | 2 (20%CO) | 3 (40%CO) | 4 (60%CO) | |||
| Lipid content (% wet weight) | 5.64 ± 1.74 | 5.70 ± 1.37 | 4.72 ± 1.80 | 4.18 ± 0.98 | 0.09 | |
| C14:0 | 2.65 ± 1.09 | 2.86 ± 1.52 | 1.81 ± 0.78 | 1.88 ± 0.43 | 0.12 | |
| C15:0 | 0.38 ± 0.26B | 0.39 ± 0.14A | 0.29 ± 0.09B | 0.35 ± 0.19B | <0.001 | |
| C16:0 | 14.66 ± 4.00 | 13.86 ± 6.43 | 11.86 ± 5.01 | 11.92 ± 2.84 | 0.65 | |
| C17:0 | 0.51 ± 0.13 | 0.60 ± 0.29 | 0.55 ± 0.31 | 0.41 ± 0.15 | 0.25 | |
| C18:0 | 4.31 ± 0.91 | 4.06 ± 1.12 | 3.42 ± 1.43 | 4.33 ± 0.47 | 0.63 | |
| C20:0 | 0.45 ± 0.18 | 0.86 ± 1.34 | 0.36 ± 0.26 | 0.78 ± 1.14 | 0.50 | |
| Total saturated | 22.97 ± 5.54 | 22.63 ± 5.15 | 18.29 ± 4.48 | 19.67 ± 4.49 | 0.99 | |
| C14:1n−7 | 0.17 ± 0.14AB | 0.24 ± 0.18A | 0.05 ± 0.08B | 0.14 ± 0.17AB | 0.006 | |
| C14:1n−5 | 0.31 ± 0.18 | 0.44 ± 0.40 | 0.32 ± 0.33 | 0.29 ± 0.26 | 0.82 | |
| C15:1n−5 | 0.14 ± 0.14 | 0.43 ± 0.41 | 0.39 ± 0.53 | 0.18 ± 0.22 | 0.06 | |
| C16:1n−7 | 4.98 ± 1.47 | 4.84 ± 1.96 | 3.50 ± 1.35 | 3.30 ± 0.85 | 0.06 | |
| C18:1n−5 | 0.33 ± 0.24 | 0.41 ± 0.32 | 0.50 ± 0.52 | 0.32 ± 0.26 | 0.78 | |
| C18:1n−7 | 3.19 ± 0.34A | 2.81 ± 0.61AC | 2.46 ± 0.38BC | 2.32 ± 0.19BC | <0.001 | |
| C18:1n−9 | 22.89 ± 2.30Aab | 19.58 ± 6.72aB | 18.41 ± 5.81ABb | 20.89 ± 2.40Aab | <0.001 | |
| C20:1n−9 | 0.40 ± 0.17 | 0.33 ± 0.20 | 0.53 ± 0.54 | 0.37 ± 0.23 | 0.57 | |
| C20:1n−7 | 1.64 ± 0.38 | 1.31 ± 0.63 | 1.38 ± 0.34 | 1.55 ± 0.36 | 0.39 | |
| C22:1n−11 | 1.43 ± 0.67 | 1.54 ± 1.03 | 1.24 ± 0.80 | 0.97 ± 0.32 | 0.22 | |
| C22:1n−9 | 0.66 ± 0.31 | 0.62 ± 0.19 | 0.59 ± 0.42 | 0.67 ± 0.28 | 0.87 | |
| Total monoenes | 36.14 ± 6.68 | 32.55 ± 5.69 | 29.37 ± 5.32 | 31.00 ± 6.08 | 0.97 | |
| C18:2n−6 | 9.39 ± 1.19Bb | 9.21 ± 2.98Bab | 11.40 ± 3.63ABa | 13.94 ± 1.27Aab | <0.001 | |
| C18:3n−6 | 0.00 ± 0.00Bab | 0.00 ± 0.00Bab | 0.29 ± 0.25ABb | 0.70 ± 0.39Aa | <0.001 | |
| C20:2n−6 | 0.44 ± 0.22 | 0.83 ± 1.07 | 0.43 ± 0.30 | 0.51 ± 0.20 | 0.38 | |
| C20:3n−6 | 0.50 ± 0.26 | 0.81 ± 1.23 | 0.38 ± 0.30 | 0.42 ± 0.30 | 0.53 | |
| C20:4n−6 | 0.95 ± 0.21 | 0.63 ± 0.31 | 0.78 ± 0.18 | 0.69 ± 0.14 | 0.05 | |
| C22:5n−6 | 0.73 ± 0.46 | 1.35 ± 1.66 | 0.39 ± 0.28 | 0.51 ± 0.47 | 0.13 | |
| Total n-6 PUFA | 12.01 ± 3.63 | 12.83 ± 3.49 | 13.67 ± 4.47 | 16.77 ± 5.46 | 0.63 | |
| C16:3n−3 | 0.21 ± 0.17 | 0.41 ± 0.32 | 0.49 ± 0.54 | 0.26 ± 0.22 | 0.37 | |
| C16:4n−3 | 0.51 ± 0.12 | 0.60 ± 0.35 | 0.59 ± 0.47 | 0.50 ± 0.31 | 0.61 | |
| C18:3n−3 | 1.73 ± 0.25B | 4.33 ± 1.14BC | 8.57 ± 2.86AC | 12.16 ± 1.79AC | <0.001 | |
| C18:4n−3 | 1.04 ± 0.25 | 1.06 ± 0.39 | 1.06 ± 0.22 | 1.10 ± 0.29 | 0.99 | |
| C20:3n−3 | 0.25 ± 0.16b | 0.39 ± 0.19ab | 0.48 ± 0.17ab | 0.60 ± 0.33a | 0.01 | |
| C20:4n−3 | 1.01 ± 0.73 | 0.78 ± 0.20 | 0.73 ± 0.23 | 0.73 ± 0.21 | 0.55 | |
| C20:5n−3 | 6.86 ± 1.79a | 5.57 ± 1.68a | 5.34 ± 1.11ab | 4.25 ± 0.97b | 0.006 | |
| C22:5n−3 | 2.61 ± 1.06 | 2.99 ± 1.81 | 2.44 ± 0.72 | 1.92 ± 0.42 | 0.31 | |
| C22:6n−3 | 8.96 ± 3.62 | 7.09 ± 3.51 | 7.44 ± 1.46 | 6.40 ± 1.75 | 0.33 | |
| Total n-3 PUFA | 23.18 ± 3.16 | 23.22 ± 2.54 | 27.14 ± 3.24 | 27.92 ± 3.92 | 0.98 | |
| Total PUFA | 35.19 ± 3.24 | 36.05 ± 2.84 | 40.81 ± 3.64 | 44.69 ± 4.44 | 0.98 | |
| EPA + DHA | 15.82 ± 5.27 | 12.66 ± 5.15 | 13.09 ± 2.01 | 10.91 ± 2.66 | 0.10 | |
| n − 3∕n − 6 ratio | 1.93 ± 0.48 | 1.81 ± 0.48 | 1.99 ± 0.55 | 1.66 ± 0.32 | 0.35 | |
Notes.
Data expressed as means ± SD (n = 9).
Different capital and small letters within row show significant differences among diets at p < 0.01 and p < 0.05, respectively.
Statistical differences were determined by one-way ANOVA with Tukey’s comparison test and by Kruskal–Wallis with Dunn’s test.