DHA and EPA Content and Fatty Acid Profile of 39 Food Fishes from India
Table 4
Fatty acid composition of important brackish water fishes.
Fatty acids (%)
L. calcarifer
M. cephalus
E. suratensis
Saturated fatty acids (SFA)
C4:0–C11:0
—
—
—
C12:0
C13:0
—
—
—
C14:0
C15:0
C16:0
C17:0
C18:0
C20:0
C21:0
C22:0
C23:0
—
C24:0
—
—
35.6
32.5
35.7
Monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA)
C14:1
C16:1
C17:1
C18:1
C20:1
C22:1
C24:1
27.8
19.7
25.6
Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA)
C18:2 ω-6
C18:3 ω-3
C18:3 ω-6
C20:2 ω-6
C20:3 ω-6
C20:3 ω-3
—
—
C20:4 ω-6
C20:5 ω-3 (EPA)
C22:2 ω-6
—
—
C22:5 ω-3
—
—
—
C22:6 ω-3 (DHA)
25.5
17.9
20.7
13.4
13.2
10.7
12.1
4.7
10.0
ω-3/ω-6
1.1
2.8
1.1
Values are reported as mean ± standard deviation. Values in rows sharing same superscripts are not statistically different (). —, not detected. EPA: eicosapentaenoic acid; DHA: docosahexaenoic acid.
