Table 3.
Analyzed fatty acids composition (% of total fatty acid methyl esters) of soluble flaxseed oil and the experimental diets.
| Fatty acids | Soluble flaxseed oil | Soluble flaxseed oil concentration in diets, % |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | ||
| Lauric acid (C12:0) | 0.47 | 0.12 | 0.24 | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.39 |
| Myristic acid (C14:0) | 0.04 | 0.20 | 0.24 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.32 |
| Palmitic acid (C16:0) | 4.83 | 15.18 | 15.00 | 14.95 | 15.00 | 14.73 |
| Stearic acid (C18:0) | 2.48 | 2.36 | 2.57 | 2.71 | 2.77 | 2.96 |
| Oleic acid (C18:1n-9) | 10.11 | 26.53 | 26.36 | 26.20 | 25.52 | 25.80 |
| Linoleic acid (C18:2n-6) | 12.78 | 53.47 | 52.26 | 50.33 | 49.48 | 48.17 |
| α-linolenic acid (C18:3n-3) | 69.29 | 2.13 | 3.33 | 5.23 | 6.59 | 7.63 |
| Linoleic acid:α-linolenic acid | 0.18 | 25.14 | 15.69 | 9.62 | 7.51 | 6.31 |