Table 3 Fatty acid profile of liver tissue from the two experimental groups.

From: Dietary supplementation with hybrid palm oil alters liver function in the common Marmoset

Fatty acids (%)

African Palm

Hibrid Palm

Saturated FA

 Palmitic (C16:0)

19.15 ± 0.92

17.78 ± 0.33

 Stearic (C18:0)

12.04 ± 1.27

13.24 ± 1.33

SFA

32.66 ± 1.10

33.07 ± 1.64

Monounsaturated FA

 Palmitoleic (C16:1 9c)

1.01 ± 0.05

1.54* ± 0.06

 Oleic (C18:1 9c)

20.26 ± 1.41

22.36 ± 0.50

MUFA

22.23 ± 1.45

24.61 ± 0.44

Poliunsaturated FA

 LA (C18:2 9c 12c)

22.11 ± 0.96

19.48 ± 1.29

 AA (C20:4 5c, 8c, 11c, 14c)

9.75 ± 1.19

8.51 ± 1.57

n-6 FA

37.85 ± 2.19

35.89 ± 2.30

 AAL (C18:3 9c 12c 15c)

0.89 ± 0.09

0.94 ± 0.05

 EPA (C20:5 5c, 8c, 11c, 14c, 17c)

0.10 ± 0.02

0.16 ± 0.03

 DHA (C22:6 4c, 7c, 10c, 13c, 16c, 19c)

4.02 ± 0.35

3.51 ± 0.34

 ∑ n-3 FA

7.26 ± 0.48

6.30 ± 0.63

 ∑ PUFA

45.10 ± 2.12

42.20 ± 2.11

Saturated/monounsaturated FA ratio

1.49 ± 0.10

1.34 ± 0.05

Saturated/poliunsaturated FA ratio

0.73 ± 0.06

0.79 ± 0.08

16:1/16:0 ratio

0.05 ± 0.00

0.09* ± 0.01

18:1/18:0 ratio

1.76 ± 0.07

1.57 ± 0.08

  1. AP: African Palm Oil; HP: Hybrid Palm Oil. Σ SFA: sum of saturated fatty acids; Σ MUFA: sum of monounsaturated fatty acids; Σ PUFA: sum of polyunsaturated fatty acids; LA: linoleic acid; ALA: alfa linolenic acid; Σ n-6: sum of n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids; Σ n-3: sum of n-3 fatty acids. AA: Arachidonic Acid; EPA: Eicosapentaenoic Acid; DHA: docosahexaenoic acid. Values are expressed as mean ± standard error (n = 8–10). Means statistical difference at p < 0.05).