Table 2 Fatty acids composition (% of total lipid) of the experimental diets.

From: Freshwater microalgae (Schizochytrium sp.) as a substitute to fish oil for shrimp feed

Fatty acids

Experimental diets

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

C8

2.81

4.03

2.35

2.08

2.86

3.20

3.17

3.28

C10

0.94

0.95

0.41

0.35

0.36

0.36

0.36

0.36

C11

0.66

0.65

0.29

0.29

0.29

0.29

0.29

0.29

C12

0.34

0.31

0.18

0.19

0.21

0.22

0.22

0.22

C13

0.24

0.24

0.24

0.24

0.24

0.23

0.24

0.24

C14

3.26

2.95

2.96

2.65

3.06

3.56

3.44

3.73

C15

0.26

0.32

0.40

0.47

0.58

0.70

0.68

0.76

C16

12.64

45.32

18.75

20.48

24.34

28.10

28.25

30.90

C17

0.00

0.14

0.17

0.21

0.24

0.27

0.27

0.29

Cis-10-C17

0.52

0.44

0.40

0.33

0.33

0.36

0.35

0.35

C18

2.16

2.27

2.38

2.19

2.11

2.15

2.14

1.97

C20

0.09

0.11

0.13

0.14

0.14

0.15

0.16

0.15

C23

19.97

19.69

19.79

19.61

19.76

19.69

19.70

19.87

C24

0.74

0.65

0.62

0.55

0.56

0.61

0.60

0.60

C16:1n-7

4.69

3.52

2.81

1.84

1.81

2.06

2.00

1.99

C18:1n-9

11.69

10.76

10.72

7.64

6.21

4.60

5.39

3.84

C18:2n-6

10.47

16.60

10.21

17.19

13.76

8.63

12.77

9.22

C18:3n-3

1.55

2.40

2.89

5.92

5.48

5.62

1.96

1.32

C20:1n-9

5.29

3.00

2.00

0.32

0.29

0.27

0.29

0.26

C20:3n-3

0.50

0.44

0.57

0.60

0.68

0.79

0.75

0.80

C20:5n-3

7.02

4.95

4.08

2.56

2.34

2.79

2.42

2.67

C22:6n-3

4.73

5.59

7.17

8.42

10.77

13.34

12.87

14.72

Major groups

Σ SFA

44.63

78.07

49.07

49.78

55.08

59.89

59.87

63.01

Σ MUFA

21.67

17.28

15.53

9.80

8.31

6.93

7.68

6.09

Σ n-6

10.47

16.60

10.21

17.19

13.76

8.63

12.77

9.22

Σ n-3

13.80

13.38

14.71

17.50

19.27

22.54

8.00

19.51

Σ LC-PUFA

12.25

10.98

11.82

11.58

13.79

16.92

16.04

18.19

n-3/n-6

1.31

1.22

1.44

1.02

1.40

2.61

0.63

2.12

  1. SFA, saturated fatty acids = sum C8 to C24.
  2. MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acids = C16:1n-7 + C18:1n-9 + C20:1n-9.
  3. n-6 PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acids = C18:2n-6.
  4. n-3 PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acids = C18:3n-3 + C20:3n-3 + C20:5n-3 + C22:6n-3.
  5. LC-PUFA, long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids = C20:3n-3 + C20:5n-3 + C22:6n-3.
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