Table 2 Fatty acid content in feeds
Fatty acid | Base feed (100Â g) | Spirulina tablet (100Â g) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Content in fatty acids (%) | Weight (g) | Content in fatty acids (%) | Weight (g) | ||
14:0 | Myristic acid | 3.1 | 0.20 | – | – |
15:0 | Pentadecanoic acid | 0.3 | 0.02 | – | – |
16:0 | Palmitic acid | 20.5 | 1.30 | 38.4 | 2.44 |
16:1 | Palmitoleic acid | 3.5 | 0.22 | 5.0 | 0.32 |
16:2 | Hexadecadienoic acid | 0.4 | 0.03 | 0.7 | 0.04 |
17:0 | Heptadecanoic acid | 0.3 | 0.02 | 0.2 | 0.01 |
17:1 | Heptadecenoic acid | 0.2 | 0.01 | 0.2 | 0.01 |
18:0 | Stearic acid | 5.0 | 0.32 | 1.6 | 0.10 |
18:1 | Oleic acid | 21.5 | 1.37 | 2.2 | 0.14 |
18:2n-6 | Linoleic acid | 17.2 | 1.09 | 19.7 | 1.25 |
18:3n-6 | γ-Linolenic acid | 0.2 | 0.01 | 23.1 | 1.47 |
18:3n-3 | a-Linolenic acid | 4.0 | 0.25 | 0.3 | 0.02 |
18:4n-3 | Octadecatetraenoic acid | 1.0 | 0.06 | – | – |
20:0 | Arachidic acid | 0.4 | 0.03 | – | – |
20:1 | Eicosenoic acid | 2.4 | 0.15 | – | – |
20:2n-6 | Eicosadienoic acid | 0.1 | 0.01 | 0.3 | 0.02 |
20:3n-6 | Dihomo-γ-linolenic acid | – | – | 0.3 | 0.02 |
20:4n-6 | Arachidonic acid | 0.7 | 0.04 | – | – |
20:4n-3 | Eicosatetraenoic acid | 0.3 | 0.02 | – | – |
20:5n-3 | Eicosapentaenoic acid | 5.2 | 0.33 | 0.1 | 0.01 |
21:5n-3 | Heneicosapentaenoic acid | 0.2 | 0.01 | – | – |
22:0 | Behenic acid | 0.2 | 0.01 | – | – |
22:1 | Docosenoic acid | 2.5 | 0.16 | – | – |
22:5n-6 | Docosapentaenoic acid (n-6) | 0.2 | 0.01 | – | – |
22:5n-3 | Docosapentaenoic acid (n-3) | 1.1 | 0.07 | – | – |
22:6n-3 | Docosahexaenoic acid | 5.5 | 0.35 | – | – |
24:0 | Lignoceric acid | 0.2 | 0.01 | – | – |
24:1 | Tetracosenoic acid | 0.5 | 0.03 | – | – |
| Â | Unidentified | 3.3 | 0.21 | 8.1 | 0.51 |