Table 2

Fatty acid composition of dietary lipids.

Fatty acids Control diet AKG-supplemented diet
Total alkylglycerols 0% 2%
Total saturated fatty acids 26.55% 28.70%
Total mono-unsaturated fatty acids 55.18% 52.87%
C18:2n−6 (LA) 16.16% 16.14%
C20:4n−6 (ARA) 0.001% 0.02%
Total n−6 fatty acids 16.16% 16.18%
C18:3n−3 (ALA) 1.37% 1.32%
C20:5n−3 (EPA) 0.47% 0.43%
C22:6n−3 (DHA) 0.27% 0.29%
Total n−3 fatty acids 2.11% 2.16%
Total n−6 + n−3 fatty acids 18.27% 18.34%
LA/ALA ratio 11.81 12.20
n−6/n−3 ratio 7.66 7.48

Values are expressed as a percentage of total fatty acids, except for AKG that are expressed as percentage of total fat.

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