Table 2

Lipid and sterol profile (%), sterol content (g/ kg of oil) and carotenoid content (mg/ kg) of two representative batches of refined oils from DHA ORIGINS® 550 range (Fermentalg).

DHA ORIGINS® 550-O DHA ORIGINS® 550-Y
Lipid profile (%)
Sterol esters < 0.1 < 0.1
Free sterols 0.8 0.6
Triglycerides 99.0 99.1
Free fatty acids < 0.1 < 0.1
Diglycerides 0.2 0.3
Monoglycerides < 0.1 < 0.1
Sterols content (g/kg oil) 7.9 7.7
Sterol profile (%)
Cholesterol 42.2 52.6
Ergostadienol 2.7 4.2
δ-7-cholesterol 2.1 1.9
Ergosterol 5.2 3.5
Stigmasterol 2.3 10.3
Stigmastadienol 37.8 21.9
Stigmastenol 7.7 5.6
Carotenoid content (mg/kg)
Astaxanthine 8.0 0.0
β-carotene 4.0 0.0
DHA ORIGINS® 550-O is produced using a soft-refining process resulting in the retention of carotenoids. DHA ORIGINS® 550-Y is produced using a refining process that removes all the pigments from the crude oil.

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