Egyptian Liver Journal

Table 2 Percentage of fatty acids in utilized fish oil

From: A fish oil-rich diet leads to lower adiposity and serum triglycerides but increases liver lipid peroxidation in fructose-fed rats

Structure	%
14:0	6.3
16:0	23.6
16:1	6.7
17:0	0.9
17:1	0.9
18:0	5.3
18:1n9c	12.1
18:2n6c	14.3
18:3n3	2.2
20:1n9	ND
20:2	0.6
20:3n6	0.2
21:0	0.2
20:3n3	0.1
20:4n6	1.4
20:5n3 (EPA)	9.6
22:1n9	0.3
24:0	1.2
22:6n3 (DHA)	12.6
Others	12.6
n-6	15.9
n-3	24.5

ND not detected, n-6 polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acids, n-3 polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acids

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