Table 2.
Fatty acid content of experimental diets.
| Experimental Diet | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CON | low DHA | high DHA | ||
| Common Name | Formula | (% total fatty acids) | ||
| Myristic | C14:0 | 0.31, 0.00 | 1.47, 0.04 | 3.38, 0.56 |
| Palmitic | C16:0 | 4.46, 0.00 | 5.13, 0.04 | 5.86, 0.30 |
| Palmitoleic | C16:1ω7 | 0.07, 0.00 | 0.31, 0.01 | 0.70, 0.11 |
| Stearic | C18:0 | 1.59, 0.00 | 1.44, 0.00 | 1.27, 0.03 |
| Elaidic | C18:1t | 0.172, 0.00 | 0.11, 0.00 | 0.11, 0.01 |
| Oleic | C18:1ω9 | 49.05, 0.06 | 44.06, 0.20 | 36.81, 2.42 |
| Linoelaidic | C18:2ω6t | 0.09, 0.00 | 0.08, 0.01 | 0.08, 0.00 |
| Linoleic | C18:2ω6 | 12.96, 0.06 | 12.17, 0.01 | 10.08, 0.36 |
| Arachidic | C20:0 | 0.27, 0.00 | 0.24, 0.00 | 0.20, 0.01 |
| gamma-Linolenic | C18:3ω6 | 0.01, 0.00 | 0.01, 0.00 | 0.01, 0.00 |
| Eicosenoic | C20:1ω9 | 019, 0.00 | 0.17, 0.00 | 0.15, 0.01 |
| alpha-Linolenic | C18:3ω3 | 0.23, 0.01 | 0.21, 0.00 | 0.19, 0.00 |
| Eicosadienoic | C20:2ω6 | 0.03, 0.00 | 0.03, 0.00 | 0.04, 0.01 |
| Behenic | C22:0 | 0.19, 0.00 | 0.18, 0.00 | 0.17, 0.00 |
| Arachidonic | C20:4ω6 | 0.00, 0.00 | 0.00, 0.00 | 0.01, 0.00 |
| Lignoceric | C24:0 | 0.13, 0.00 | 0.12, 0.00 | 0.11, 0.00 |
| Eicosapentaenoic | C20:5ω3 | 0.00, 0.00 | 0.01, 0.00 | 0.01, 0.00 |
| Nervonic | C24:1ω9 | 0.11, 0.00 | 0.09, 0.00 | 0.07, 0.00 |
| Docosapentaenoic ω3 | C22:5ω3 | 0.00, 0.00 | 0.07, 0.00 | 0.17, 0.03 |
| Docosahexaenoic | C22:6ω3 | 0.00, 0.00 | 4.07, 0.11 | 10.59, 1.82 |
| ∑ SFA | 9.92, 0.01 | 8.41, 0.08 | 10.82, 0.82 | |
| ∑ MUFA | 70.77, 0.09 | 44.76, 0.19 | 37.85, 2.32 | |
| ∑ω-6 PUFA | 18.70, 0.08 | 12.30, 0.00 | 10.21, 0.35 | |
| ∑ω-3 PUFA | 0.34, 0.00 | 4.36, 0.11 | 10.96, 1.85 | |
| ω 6: ω 3 ratio | 55.38, 0.38 | 2.82, 0.07 | 0.95, 0.19 | |
Data presented as percent of total fatty acids as measured by GLC. Data are mean ± SEM, n = 2.