Table 2.
Fatty acid composition of the total lipid fraction (% of total fatty acids) of insect oil, soy oil and fish oil.
| Item | Name | FO | SO | BSLO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C8:0 | Caprylic acid | – | – | 0.02 |
| C10:0 | Capric acid | – | – | 0.92 |
| C12:0 | Lauric acid | – | – | 40.1 |
| C13:0 | Tridecylic acid | – | 0.01 | |
| C14:0 | Myristic acid | 4.51 | – | 9.88 |
| C14:1 | Myristoleic acid | – | – | 0.13 |
| C15:0 | Pentadecylic acid | 0.61 | – | 0.08 |
| C16:0 | Palmitic acid | 15.71 | 11.01 | 13.1 |
| C16:1 | Palmitoleic acid | 5.76 | – | 1.54 |
| C16:2 | Palmitelaidic acid | – | – | 0.36 |
| C17:0 | Heptadecanoic acid | – | – | 0.12 |
| C18:0 | Stearic acid | 3.72 | 3.25 | 2.12 |
| C18:1 | Elaidic acid | 4.34 | – | 0.02 |
| C18:1n-9 | Oleic acid | 19.31 | 25.05 | 12.0 |
| C18:2n-6 | Linoleic acid | 5.71 | 54.55 | 0.01 |
| C18:3n-3 | α-Linolenic acid | 2.17 | 6.21 | – |
| C20:0 | Arachidic acid | 0.24 | – | 0.07 |
| C20:1n-9 | 11-Eicosenoic acid or Gondoic acid | 4.87 | – | 0.07 |
| C20:2n-6 | Eicosadienoic acid | 2.11 | – | – |
| C20:3n-6 | Dihomo-γ-linolenic acid | 0.17 | – | – |
| C20:4n-6 | Arachidonic acid | 0.95 | – | 0.07 |
| C20:3n-3 | Eicosatrienoic acid | 1.19 | – | – |
| C20:5n-3 | Eicosapentaenoic acid | 7.91 | – | – |
| C22:0 | Behenic acid | 0.15 | – | 0.03 |
| C22:1n-9 | Erucic acid | 5.06 | – | 0.05 |
| C22:5n-3 | Docosapentaenoic acid | 2.26 | – | – |
| C22:6n-3 | Docosahexaenoic acid | 10.45 | – | – |
| C24:0 |
Lignoceric acid |
0.08 |
– |
0.32 |
| ΣSFA | 25.02 | 14.26 | 66.77 | |
| ΣMUFA | 39.34 | 25.05 | 13.81 | |
| ΣPUFA | 32.92 | 60.76 | 0.44 | |
| Σn-3 PUFA | 23.98 | 6.21 | – | |
| Σn-6 PUFA | 8.94 | 54.55 | 0.08 | |
| EPA:DHA | 0.76 | – | – | |
| DHA:EPA | 1.32 | – | – | |
| n-3:n-6 PUFA | 2.68 | 0.11 | – | |
| n-6:n-3 PUFA | 0.37 | 8.78 | – |
FO = fish oil; SO = soybean oil; BSLO = black soldier fly oil; SFA = saturated fatty acid; MUFA = monounsaturated fatty acid; PUFA = polyunsaturated fatty acid; EPA = eicosapentaenoic acid; DHA = docosahexaenoic acid; LC-PUFA = long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid.