Research Article

Emu Oil Reduces Small Intestinal Inflammation in the Absence of Clinical Improvement in a Rat Model of Indomethacin-Induced Enteropathy

Table 1

Major fatty acid (FA) composition of Emu and Olive Oils used in the current study including unsaturated fatty acid (UFA) and saturated fatty acid (SFA) ratios. Monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA); polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA).

Major FA composition of Emu and Olive Oils
Fatty acidCommon name EmuOlive

16 : 0 Palmitic acid2410.4
16 : 1n-7 Palmitoleic acid4.30.7
18 : 0 Stearic acid8.53.1
18 : 1n-9 Oleic acid49.173.9
18 : 2n-6 Linoleic acid9.58.4
18 : 3n-3 -Linolenic acid1.10.7
Saturated 32.513.5
MUFA 53.474.6
PUFA 10.69.1
UFA: SFA ratio26.2