Table 2 Fatty acid content (g fatty acid kg−1) of the microalgae additives LB-GREENboost (LBGb) and LB-GUThealth (LBGh), and fatty acid profiles (% total fatty acids) of the experimental diets (% of total FAs).

From: Low dietary inclusion of nutraceuticals from microalgae improves feed efficiency and modifies intermediary metabolisms in gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata)

 

Microalgal products (g fatty acid kg−1)

Experimental diets (% total fatty acids)

LBGb

LBGh

CTRL

LBGb0.5

LBGb1

LBGh0.5

LBGh1

14:0

4.61

1.32

2.11

2.10

2.11

2.11

2.12

16:0

12.39

3.54

16.43

16.94

16.90

16.45

16.39

18:0

2.15

0.61

5.25

5.49

5.24

5,15

5,17

16:1n7

6.62

1.89

3.09

3.04

3.06

3.10

3.11

18:1n7

0.15

0.04

1.88

1.83

1,85

1.87

1.85

18:1n9

4.38

1.25

19,76

20.27

20.27

20.28

20.29

20:1n9

nd

nd

1.16

1.18

1.15

1.10

1.09

16:2n4

1.24

0.35

0.58

0.56

0.58

0.56

0.57

18:2n6

4.59

1.31

24.47

23.27

23.57

24.36

24.34

18:3n3

11.17

3.19

1.20

1.30

1.28

1.26

1.23

16:3n4

0.85

0.24

0.43

0.41

0.42

0.42

0.43

18:4n3

8.93

2.55

0.56

0.67

0.61

0.51

0.51

20:4n6

0.63

0.18

1.17

1.13

1.12

1.17

1.16

20:4n3

nd

nd

0.40

0.38

0.38

0.40

0.40

20:5n3, EPA

3.05

0.87

4.22

4.15

4.14

4.14

4.15

22:5n3

0.71

0.20

1.18

1.13

1.11

1.12

1.13

22:6n3, DHA

2.32

0.66

12.70

12.45

12.46

12.49

12.50

∑SFA

  

23.79

24.52

24.24

23.72

23.69

∑MUFA

  

25.88

26.33

26.34

26.35

26.33

∑PUFA

  

45.91

44.48

44.67

45.47

45.43

Other FA

  

3.42

3.70

3.75

3.48

3.56

∑n-3

  

20.26

20.08

19.98

19.93

19.93

∑n-6

  

25.65

24.40

24.69

25.53

25.50

∑n-9

  

20.91

21.45

21.42

21.38

21.38

n3/n6

  

0.79

0.82

0.81

0.78

0.78

EPA/DHA

  

0.33

0.33

0.33

0.33

0.33

  1. LBGb0.5: LB-GREENboost (0.5%); LBGb1: LB-GREENboost (1.0%); LBGh0.5: LB-GUThealth (0.5%); LBGh1: LB-GUThealth (1.0%).
  2. nd: notdetected.