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. 2021 Jan 18;11:1668. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-81047-4

Table 1.

Fatty acids (FA) profile (wt.%, g FA/100 g of total lipids) of fresh Atlantic salmon (for values along storage see Table 1S).

Free fatty acids Fresh fish
0 days
C14:0 1.14 ± 0.12
C16:0 7.57 ± 1.04
C18:0 2.05 ± 0.16
∑ SFA 10.76 ± 1.22
C16:1n-7 1.59 ± 0.28
C18:1n-7 3.56 ± 0.55
C18:1n-9 29.29 ± 7.11
C20:1n-9 4.84 ± 0.58
C22:1n-9 0.64 ± 0.06
∑ MUFA 39.91 ± 8.45
C20:4n-3 0.74 ± 0.10
C20:5n-3 (EPA) 1.98 ± 0.16
C22:5n-3 0.94 ± 0.11
C22:6n-3 (DHA) 4.51 ± 0.70
∑ n-3 PUFA 8.17 ± 0.89
C18:2n-6 9.04 ± 1.63
C20:2n-6 0.95 ± 0.15
C22:2n-6 2.24 ± 0.45
∑ n-6 PUFA 12.23 ± 2.12
PUFA/SFA 1.90 ± 0.17
n-6/n-3 ratio 1.51 ± 0.27

SFA: total saturated fatty acid; MUFA: monounsaturated fatty acid; PUFA: polyunsaturated fatty acid; EPA: Eicosapentaenoic acid; DHA: Docosahexaenoic acid.