Table 3 Fatty acid (FA) composition of samples of H. diversicolor at the beginning of the experiment (Day 0) and H. diversicolor fed the experimental diets (Control, inorganic Fe and organic Fe) for 49 d. Data are % of total FA (average ± SD, n = 6). NMI = non-methylene-interrupted fatty acids (e.g., 20:3 NMI).
FA | Day 0 | Control | inorganic Fe | Organic Fe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
14:0 | 2.8 ± 0.2 | 0.4 ± 0.3 | 0.3 ± 0.2 | 0.3 ± 0.2 |
16:0 | 17.6 ± 0.7 | 15.6 ± 1.9 | 16.5 ± 1.6 | 15.3 ± 1.6 |
16:1n-7 | 1.7 ± 0.2 | 0.7 ± 0.1 | 0.5 ± 0.3 | 0.6 ± 0.1 |
18:0 | 5.7 ± 0.4 | 3.9 ± 0.3 | 4.2 ± 0.7 | 3.9 ± 0.8 |
18:1n-13 | 3.6 ± 0.4 | 3.1 ± 0.6 | 2.5 ± 1.0 | 2.6 ± 1.0 |
18:1n-9 (OA) | 8.2 ± 0.3 | 25.2 ± 2.1 | 26.1 ± 3.4 | 26.1 ± 3.3 |
18:1n-7 | 2.5 ± 0.1 | 1.3 ± 0.2 | 0.9 ± 0.2 | 0.8 ± 0.2 |
18:2n-6 (LA) | 10.2 ± 0.5 | 21.8 ± 1.0 | 20.5 ± 1.3 | 21.0 ± 1.1 |
18:3n-3 (ALA) | 1.2 ± 0.1 | 2.0 ± 0.4 | 2.1 ± 0.4 | 2.2 ± 0.4 |
20:1n-11 | 1.4 ± 0.2 | 1.1 ± 0.3 | 1.1 ± 0.3 | 1.2 ± 0.3 |
20:1n-9 | 2.7 ± 0.4 | 2.3 ± 0.3 | 2.2 ± 0.3 | 2.1 ± 0.4 |
20:3 nmi | 1.5 ± 0.1 | 1.5 ± 0.3 | 0.9 ± 0.2 | 1.5 ± 0.3 |
20:2n-6 | 3.3 ± 0.3 | 4.6 ± 0.7 | 4.4 ± 0.9 | 4.4 ± 0.8 |
20:2 NMI | 0.5 ± 0.1 | 1.1 ± 0.2 | 0.9 ± 0.2 | 1.1 ± 0.2 |
20:4n-6 (ARA) | 1.3 ± 0.1 | 2.5 ± 0.3 | 2.5 ± 0.3 | 2.8 ± 1.0 |
20:5n-3 (EPA) | 10.2 ± 0.4 | 3.1 ± 0.5 | 3.7 ± 1.0 | 3.4 ± 1.0 |
22:2 NMI | 1.7 ± 0.2 | 1.3 ± 0.3 | 1.1 ± 0.3 | 1.2 ± 0.4 |
22:5n-3 | 0.9 ± 0.1 | 0.2 ± 0.1 | 0.3 ± 0.1 | 0.2 ± 0.1 |
22:6n-3 (DHA) | 10.9 ± 0.7 | 0.8 ± 0.1 | 0.7 ± 0.2 | 0.7 ± 0.2 |
SFA | 27.4 ± 0.9 | 20.4 ± 2.0 | 21.5 ± 1.8 | 20.0 ± 2.1 |
MUFA | 23.5 ± 0.8 | 35.9 ± 1.1 | 35.2 ± 2.1 | 35.2 ± 2.4 |
n-3 PUFA | 23.7 ± 0.4 | 6.5 ± 1.0 | 7.2 ± 1.3 | 6.8 ± 0.9 |
n-6 PUFA | 16.2 ± 0.6 | 30.9 ± 1.4 | 29.0 ± 1.7 | 30.2 ± 1.7 |
n-3 LC-PUFA | 22.6 ± 0.4 | 4.5 ± 0.9 | 5.1 ± 1.3 | 4.6 ± 1.1 |
n-6 LC-PUFA | 6.1 ± 0.3 | 9.1 ± 0.8 | 8.6 ± 1.4 | 9.2 ± 1.8 |
UI | 198.1 ± 2.3 | 140.8 ± 5.7 | 139.7 ± 8.1 | 140.3 ± 8.9 |
