From: Survey of n- 3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids in fish and fish products
 | Salmon fillet | Salmon fillet | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
 | Relative FA amount [% of FAME] | Absolute FA amount [% of fresh weight] | ||
 | Wild1 | Farmed2 | Wild | Farmed |
 | (n = 10) | (n = 11) | (n = 10) | (n = 11) |
 | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD P3 | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD P4 |
Total Fat [wt %] |  |  | 2.07 ± 1.14 | 12.3 ± 4.72* |
FA | Â | |||
 C16:0 | 16.6 ± 3.22 | 13.6 ± 1.85* | 0.32 ± 0.16 | 1.57 ± 0.60* |
 C18:0 | 2.98 ± 0.56 | 2.86 ± 0.59 | 0.05 ± 0.02 | 0.34 ± 0.17* |
 C18:1 n-9 (OA) | 13.4 ± 2.39 | 22.3 ± 8.42* | 0.27 ± 0.17 | 2.75 ± 1.83* |
 ∑ n- 3 PUFA | 28.9 ± 8.97 | 21.2 ± 4.03* | 0.53 ± 0.21 | 2.40 ± 0.78* |
 C18:3 n-3 (ALA) | 0.58 ± 0.19 | 2.29 ± 1.15* | 0.01 ± 0.01 | 0.28 ± 0.20* |
 C18:4 n-3 (SDA) | 0.94 ± 0.36 | 1.13 ± 0.43 | 0.02 ± 0.01 | 0.12 ± 0.05* |
 C20:4 n-3 | 0.80 ± 0.23 | 1.17 ± 0.35* | 0.02 ± 0.01 | 0.13 ± 0.05* |
 C20:5 n-3 (EPA) | 7.29 ± 2.29 | 5.69 ± 1.85 | 0.14 ± 0.07 | 0.65 ± 0.26* |
 C22:5 n-3 (DPA) | 2.21 ± 1.04 | 2.53 ± 0.74 | 0.04 ± 0.02 | 0.30 ± 0.12* |
 C22:6 n-3 (DHA) | 16.9 ± 6.18 | 8.04 ± 2.67* | 0.31 ± 0.11 | 0.88 ± 0.29* |
 ∑ EPA & DHA | 24.2 ± 7.99 | 13.7 ± 3.92* | 0.44 ± 0.17 | 1.53 ± 0.52* |
 ∑ n -6 PUFA | 2.35 ± 0.43 | 10.6 ± 6.23* | 0.05 ± 0.03 | 1.32 ± 1.07* |
 C18:2 n-6 (LA) | 1.27 ± 0.32 | 8.85 ± 6.04* | 0.02 ± 0.01 | 1.11 ± 1.00* |
 C18:3 n-6 (GLA) | 0.14 ± 0.05 | 0.30 ± 0.10* | ≤0.01 ± 0.00 | 0.04 ± 0.02* |
 C20:4 n-6 (AA) | 0.40 ± 0.11 | 0.40 ± 0.13 | 0.01 ± 0.00 | 0.05 ± 0.02* |
 C22:5 n-6 | 0.15 ± 0.04 | 0.17 ± 0.04 | ≤0.01 ± 0.00 | 0.02 ± 0.01* |
 ∑ n -3/∑ n -6 | 12.4 ± 3.86 | 2.89 ± 1.96* | 12.4 ± 3.86 | 2.89 ± 1.96* |
 ∑ n -6/∑ n -3 | 0.09 ± 0.03 | 0.56 ± 0.42* | 0.09 ± 0.03 | 0.56 ± 0.42* |
 ∑ SFA | 24.7 ± 4.51 | 21.9 ± 2.76 | 0.47 ± 0.22 | 2.54 ± 0.95* |
 ∑ MUFA | 39.5 ± 8.25 | 42.3 ± 6.17 | 0.83 ± 0.63 | 4.96 ± 2.22* |
 ∑ PUFA | 32.0 ± 9.19 | 33.5 ± 4.32 | 0.59 ± 0.24 | 3.92 ± 1.56* |