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Table 1 Ingredients, chemical composition and fatty acid profile of Milk Fat, Fish Oil, Nanno and Schyzo experimental diets

From: Markers of neuroprotection of combined EPA and DHA provided by fish oil are higher than those of EPA (Nannochloropsis) and DHA (Schizochytrium) from microalgae oils in Wistar rats

 

Milk Fat

Fish Oil

Nanno

Schyzo

Ingredients (%)

 Casein

14.0

14.0

10.8

12.5

 Corn starch

37.8

37.8

39.2

38.4

 Maltodextrin

7.0

7.0

7.3

7.1

 Sucrose

10.0

10.0

10.4

10.1

 Cellulose

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.1

 Soybean oil

8.0

4.0

5.9

6.5

 Milk fat

12.0

12.0

12.5

12.2

 Fish oil

0

4.0

0

0

 Nanno oil

0

0

2.4

0

 Schyzo oil

0

0

0

1.8

 Cholesterol

1.25

1.25

1.30

1.27

 L-cysteine

0.20

0.20

0.20

0.20

 Mineral AIN-93 M Mix

3.50

3.50

3.60

3.60

 Vitamin AIN-93 M Mix

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Choline bitartarate

0.20

0.20

0.30

0.30

 TBHQ (antioxidant)

0.001

0.001

0.001

0.001

Chemical composition (g/100 g)

 Crude protein

12.3

12.1

14.7

12.6

 Crude fat

19.2

20.2

17.0

21.6

 Crude fibre

3.80

3.80

3.80

3.80

 Moisture

5.60

5.60

5.60

5.60

 Crude ash

3.57

3.50

3.82

3.60

 Carbohydrates

55.6

54.8

55.0

52.9

 Total FAME (mg/g)

220

202

236

185

 Energy (kcal/100 g)

444

449

432

456

Fatty acid profile (%)

 14:0

9.81

11.1

10.0

9.32

 16:0

28.5

28.8

28.9

29.0

 18:0

6.95

6.87

6.32

6.67

 18:1n-9

20.3

19.1

18.0

17.0

 18:2n-6

21.2

12.3

15.7

16.3

 18:3n-3

2.56

1.59

1.88

2.04

 18:4n-3

0.190

0.410

0.189

0.187

 20:4n-6

0.086

0.138

0.587

0.110

 20:5n-3

ND

1.15

3.16

0.10

 22:6n-3

ND

1.19

ND

3.30

Partial sums and ratios

 Total SFA

51.1

52.9

51.2

52.1

 Total MUFA

22.0

26.6

23.8

20.4

 Total PUFA

24.3

17.8

21.9

23.7

 Total n-3

2.75

4.64

5.23

5.72

 Total n-6

21.4

12.7

16.4

17.8

  n-3/n-6

0.129

0.366

0.320

0.321

  1. TBHQ tertiary butyl hydroquinone, ND not detected