Table 3.

FA composition of the experimental diets expressed as percentage of total FA. Tocopherols and carotenoids are expressed as mg/kg of freeze-dried diet. Results are expressed as mean value ± standard deviation (n = 2).

	HM0	HM3	HM20
C12:0	-	0.40 ± 0.03	2.50 ± 0.10
C14:0	4.59 ±0.10	6.82 ± 0.21	6.75 ± 0.17
C14:1	6.15 ± 0.07	2.18 ± 0.02	-
C15:0	0.58 ± 0.03	0.81 ± 0.04	0.76 ± 0.01
C16:0	16.66 ± 0.27	26.39 ± 0.04	23.96 ± 0.31
C16:1n-9	22.10 ± 0.10	13.18 ±0.40	8.04 ± 0.07
C17:0	6.76 ± 0.01	2.37 ± 0.07	0.59 ± 0.02
C18:0	3.38 ± 0.04	5.06 ± 0.16	4.64 ± 0.06
C18:1n-9	11.21 ± 0.56	14.72 ± 0.14	15.76 ± 0.03
C18:1n-11	3.17 ± 0.28	2.61 ± 0.35	3.47 ± 0.96
C18:2n-6 (LA)	8.76 ± 0.06	7.84 ± 0.06	8.36 ± 0.07
C18:3n-6 (GLA)	1.20 ± 0.01	1.37 ± 0.08	1.42 ± 0.04
C18:3n-3 (ALA)	1.38 ± 0.14	1.48 ± 0.05	2.12 ± 0.27
C20:5n-3 (EPA)	6.25 ± 0.16	7.40 ± 0.18	11.02 ± 0.07
C22:5n-3 (DPA)	0.75 ± 0.06	0.63 ± 0.11	1.67 ± 0.05
C22:6n-3 (DHA)	7.07 ± 0.21	6.74 ± 0.48	8.94 ± 0.15
∑ SFA	31.97 ± 0.45	41.85 ± 0.15	39.21 ± 0.5
∑ MUFA	42.63 ± 0.66	32.69 ± 0.59	27.27 ± 0.86
∑ PUFA	25.4 ± 0.22	25.46 ± 0.74	33.53 ± 0.36
∑ n-3 PUFA	15.44 ± 0.15	16.25 ± 0.71	23.75 ± 0.25
∑ n-6 PUFA	9.96 ± 0.07	9.20 ± 0.03	9.77 ± 0.11
α-tocopherol	<LOD	3.07 ± 0.06	16.69 ± 0.82
γ-tocopherol	6.72 ± 0.44	7.77 ± 0.06	20.02 ± 0.31
δ-tocopherol	7.71 ± 0.62	6.55 ± 0.18	14.86 ± 0.85
Total tocopherols	14.43 ± 1.05	17.37 ± 0.18	51.57 ± 1.98
β-carotene	<LOD	<LOD	8.98 ± 1.98
zeaxanthin	<LOD	<LOD	3.38 ± 0.42