Table 5 Fatty composition values and the respective Green, brown and Red seaweed group (mean ± SE) %.

Myristic

C14:0

0.70 ± 0.50

1.29 ± 0.55

0.18 ± 0.28

Palmitic

C16:0

3.44 ± 1.58

10.51 ± 4.18

12.64 ± 3.64

Stearic

C18:0

0.43 ± 0.10

0.56 ± 0.26

0.91 ± 0.48

Arachidic

C20:0

0.06 ± 0.03

0.12 ± 0.11

–

∑ SFA

4.63 ± 0.55

12.48 ± 1.22

13.73 ± 1.46

Palmitoleic

C16:1n7

1.71 ± 0.42

3.41 ± 1.64

0.04 ± 0.04

Vaccenic

C18:1n7

0.16 ± 0.14

0.29 ± 0.11

0.38 ± 0.13

Oleic

C18:1n9

0.08 ± 0.07

0.19 ± 0.15

0.04 ± 0.03

Eicosenoic

C20:1n9

2.99 ± 1.25

0.11 ± 0.04

0.32 ± 0.21

∑ MUFA

4.95 ± 1.38

3.99 ± 1.70

0.78 ± 0.22

Linoleic

C18:2n6

8.18 ± 1.04

6.21 ± 0.37

8.33 ± 0.24

γ-Linolenic

C18:3n6

2.54 ± 0.55

2.27 ± 0.47

1.65 ± 0.22

Homo-γ-linolenic

C20:3n6

1.28 ± 0.50

9.64 ± 2.67

4.14 ± 1.06

Arachidonic

C20:4n6

0.11 ± 0.06

0.26 ± 0.08

0.13 ± 0.06

Dpan-6

C22:5n6

0.01 ± 0.005

0.01 ± 0.01

0.11 ± 0.11

α-Linolenic

C18:3n3

0.01 ± 0.01

0.01 ± 0.01

–

EPA

C20:5n3

0.59 ± 0.14

0.91 ± 0.20

0.34 ± 0.14

Dpan-3

C22:5n3

–

0.005 ± 0.005

–

DHA

C22:6n3

0.10 ± 0.05

1.14 ± 0.61

–

∑ PUFA

11.78 ± 1.96

20.53 ± 0.43

14.71 ± 0.31

n6-PUFA

11.08 ± 1.09

18.46 ± 0.47

14.37 ± 0.32

n3-PUFA

0.70 ± 0.18

02.07 ± 0.62

0.34 ± 0.14