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. 2023 Jan 6;13:1004175. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1004175

Table 3.

Contents of long-chain fatty acids in breast milk.

Fatty acids type Fatty acids Mean ± SD P50 (P25, P75)
long-chain FAs (mg/L) C14:0 15.5 ± 14.5 10.7 (6.8, 17.3)
C14:1 0.6 ± 0.7 0.4 (0.3, 0.7)
C15:0 0.6 ± 0.6 0.4 (0.3, 0.6)
C16:0 52.6 ± 30.8 43.9 (33.4, 63.0)
C16:1 4.8 ± 3.0 4.0 (3.1, 5.7)
C18:0 34.2 ± 9.8 33.8 (27.3, 38.3)
C18:1 59.3 ± 41.0 46.6 (35.6, 71.2)
C18:2 276.5 ± 186.8 208.7 (169.9, 321.5)
C18:3 32.8 ± 30.8 24.1 (14.0, 39.5)
C20:3 1.1 ± 0.9 0.7 (0.6, 1.3)
C20:4 9.7 ± 8.7 6.0 (4.8, 10.9)
C20:5 1.1 ± 1.5 0.7 (0.4, 1.4)
C22:4 0.9 ± 0.9 0.7 (0.4, 1.1)
C22:5 4.4 ± 3.6 3.3 (2.1, 5.2)
C22:6 6.2 ± 4.6 5.2 (3.1, 8.4)
Total 500.4 ± 321.9 400.6 (304.0, 589.5)