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Table 3 The fatty acid composition of the total milk lipids of the mothers (n = 42)

From: Docosahexaenoic acid in maternal and neonatal plasma phospholipids and milk lipids of Taiwanese women in Kinmen: fatty acid composition of maternal blood, neonatal blood and breast milk

Fatty acid

Common name

Mean (SD)

14:0

Myristic

3.95 (2.10)

14:1

Myristoleic

0.16 (0.09)

15:0

Pentadecanoic

0.36 (0.18)

16:0

Palmitic

23.9 (4.73)

16:1n-7

Palmitoleic

2.38 (0.77)

18:0

Stearic

6.51 (2.18)

18:1n-9

Oleic

32.6 (3.29)

18:1n-7

Vaccenic

2.17 (0.61)

18:2n-6

Linoleic (LA)

22.8 (4.70)

18:3n-6

γ-linolenic

0.23 (0.15)

18:3n-3

α-linolenic (ALA)

1.46 (0.54)

20:2n-6

Eicosadienoic

0.73 (0.28)

20:3n-6

Dihomo-γ-linolenic

0.57 (0.22)

20:4n-6

Arachidonic (AA)

0.93 (0.46)

20:3n-3

n-3 eicosatrienoic

0.10 (0.06)

20:5n-3

Eicosapentaenoic (EPA)

0.26 (0.18)

22:6n-3

Docosahexaenoic (DHA)

0.98 (0.55)

22:1

Erucic

0.35 (0.25)

  1. SD, Standard deviation.