Table 2 Apparent digestion efficiency (%) of the dietary fatty acids in Wistar rats fed RA- or CLnA-supplemented diets as free fatty acids (FFA) or as triacyglycerols (TAG)
FFA | TAG | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RA | CLnA | RA | CLnA | |||||
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
Total fatty acids | 98.0 | 0.3 | 98.2 | 0.2 | 98.2 | 0.2 | 98.0 | 0.3 |
Fatty acids | ||||||||
16:0 | 89.6 | 0.8 | 89.6 | 0.5 | 86.6a | 1.1 | 90.0 | 0.8 |
18:0 | 83.1 | 2.0 | 85.8 | 2.0 | 80.2 | 1.7 | 80.4 | 2.4 |
18:1 c -9 | 98.6 | 0.3 | 99.2 | 0.2 | 99.2 | 0.2 | 98.9 | 0.3 |
18:2 c -9, c -12 | 99.4 | 1.0 | 99.3 | 0.1 | 99.5 | < 0.1 | 99.4 | 0.08 |
18:3 c -9, c -12, c -15 | 100.0 | < 0.1 | 100.0 | < 0.1 | 100.0 | < 0.1 | 100.0 | < 0.1 |
18:2 c -9, t -11 | 99.9 | < 0.1 | 100.0 | < 0.1 | 99.9 | < 0.1 | 100.0 | < 0.1 |
18:2 t -10, c -12 | ND | < 0.1 | 100,0 | < 0.1 | ND | ND | 100.0 | < 0.1 |
18:3 c -9, t -11, c -15 and c -9, t -13, c -15 | ND | < 0.1 | 100,0 | < 0.1 | ND | ND | 99.9 | < 0.1 |