Table 1 Fatty acid composition of a capsule containing 1 g of pure fish oil
Carbons/insaturations/ω-position | Nomenclature (IUPAC) | mg/g |
|---|---|---|
C8:0 | Octanoic acid, methyl ester | 0.0411 |
C10:0 | Decanoic acid, methyl ester | 0.0564 |
C14:0 | Methyl tetradecanoate | 0.3816 |
C16:0 | Hexadecanoic acid | 1.4015 |
C16:1 | Hexadecenoic acid | 0.6626 |
C18:0 | Methyl stearate | 1.8020 |
C18:1 (ω9) | Octadecenoic acid | 3.6400 |
C18:2 (ω6) | Octadecadienoic acid | 0.3841 |
C18:3 (ω3) | Octadecatrienoic acid | 0.1981 |
C19:0 | Nonadecanoic acid | 0.1619 |
C20:1 | cis-11-Eicosenoic acid | 3.5847 |
C20:1 | cis-13-Eicosenoic acid | 0.5901 |
C20:2 (ω3) | 8,11-Eicosadienoic acid | 0.4160 |
C20:2 (ω6) | 11,14-Eicosadienoic acid | 0.4051 |
C20:3 | Eicosatrienoic acid | 0.2284 |
C20:4 (ω6) | Eicosatetraenoic acid | 1.6491 |
C21:0 | Heneicosanoic acid | 0.3023 |
C20:5 (ω3) | Eicosatetraenoic acid | 19.0560 |
C22:0 | Docosanoic acid | 0.8260 |
C22:1 | Docosenoic acid | 6.3434 |
C22:4 (ω6) | Docosatetraenoic acid | 0.3351 |
C22:6 (ω3) | Docosatetraenoic acid | 55.0547 |
C24:0 | Tetracosenoic acid | 2.4781 |
∑SAT | 7.45 | |
∑MONO | 14.8208 | |
∑POLY | 77.7266 | |
∑ω6 | 2.7734 | |
∑ω3∗ | 74.3087 |