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Table 5 Estimated daily fatty acid intake per pig

From: Metabolic markers in Ossabaw pigs fed high fat diets enriched in regular or low α-linolenic acid soy oil

Fatty acid (g/d)

Treatment1

CON

SBO

LLO

Myristic acid

0.18

0.19

0.23

Palmitic acid

8.51

25.62

24.11

Palmitoleic acid

0.18

0.24

0.29

Stearic acid

2.72

9.25

10.60

Oleic acid

13.27

46.20

48.61

Vaccenic acid

0.71

3.05

2.85

Linoleic acid

27.51

125.62

130.03

cis9, trans11 CLA

ND

0.53

0.20

trans10, cis 12 CLA

ND

ND

ND

α-Linolenic acid

2.23

16.73

4.46

Arachidonic acid

ND

ND

ND

Eicosapentaenoic acid

ND

ND

ND

Docosahexaenoic acid

ND

ND

ND

Omega 6 (n6)

27.51

126.16

130.22

Omega 3 (n3)

2.23

16.73

4.46

Omega 6: Omega 3 (n6/n3)

12.36

7.54

29.20

  1. 1 CON, control diet with no added oil; SBO, metabolic syndrome diet + 13% soybean oil; LLO, metabolic syndrome diet + 13% low α-linolenic soybean oil.
  2. 2 ND - not detected.