Table 1 Serum fatty acid composition (as percentage of total) of walnut oil group at baseline and 4 h postprandially
Fatty acid | Carbon: | Time | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
profile | Double-bond | 0 h | 4 h | 4 h vs. 0 h |
|  | 14:0 | 0.93 ± 0.12 | 0.7 ± 0.08 | - 25%‡ |
SFA | 16:0 | 20.5 ± 0.72 | 19 ± 0.62 | - 7.3%‡ |
|  | 18:0 | 5.83 ± 0.28 | 5.77 ± 0.23 | - 1% |
|  | 16:1 | 2.14 ± 0.23 | 1.76 ± 0.22 | - 17.8%‡ |
MUFA | 18:1 | 21 ± 0.64 | 19.5 ± 0.64 | - 7.8%‡ |
|  | 18:2 | 34.5 ± 1.37 | 37.58 ± 1.26 | 9%†|
PUFA | γ 18:3 | 0.58 ± 0.04 | 0.53 ± 0.04 | - 8.6%†|
(n-6) | 20:4 | 8.2 ± 0.47 | 7.67 ± 0.43 | - 6.3%†|
|  | α 18:3 | 0.74 ± 0.06 | 2.2 ± 0.16 | 197%‡ |
PUFA | 20:5 | 0.88 ± 0.15 | 0.83 ± 0.15 | - 5.3% |
(n-3) | 22:5 | 0.55 ± 0.03 | 0.52 ± 0.03 | - 5.5% |
|  | 22:6 | 1.73 ± 0.16 | 1.67 ± 0.15 | - 3.5% |
Total n-6 |  | 44.88 ± 1.7 | 47.3 ± 1.52 | 5.4% |
Total n-3 |  | 3.9 ± 0.34 | 5.1 ± 0.35 | 30.8%‡ |
n-3/n-6 |  | 0.09 ± 0.01 | 0.11 ± 0.01 | 22.2%†|
α 18:3/18:2 |  | 0.02 ± 0.002 | 0.06 ± 0.004 | 200%‡ |