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Table 1 Fatty acid composition (percentage of fatty acids) of the flaxseeda

From: The effects of seed from Linum usitatissimum cultivar with increased phenylpropanoid compounds and hydrolysable tannin in a high cholesterol-fed rabbit

Fatty acid

Linola

W86

C14

0.083 ± 0.023

0.067 ± 0.012

C16

6.559 ± 0.588

5.847 ± 0.085

C16:1

0.142 ± 0.049

0.111 ± 0.001

C17

0.082 ± 0.015

0.076 ± 0.002

C17:1

0.044 ± 0.012

0.040 ± 0.002

C18

3.937 ± 0.969

4.737 ± 0.025

C18:1

19.449 ± 1.621

21.985 ± 0.022

C18:2 (LA)

66.945A ± 2.592

41.709B ± 1.171

C18:3 (ALA)

1.514A ± 0.090

24.539B ± 1.251

C20

0.155 ± 0.038

0.178 ± 0.003

C20:1

0.118 ± 0.007

0.127 ± 0.002

C20:2

0.061 ± 0.023

0.037 ± 0.001

C22

0.149 ± 0.045

0.159 ± 0.004

C20:5

0.141 ± 0.026

0.135 ± 0.004

Æ© MUFA

19.753

22.263

Æ© PUFA

68.660

66.420

Æ© unsaturated

88.414

88.683

Æ© saturated

10.965

11.064

n3/n6 ratio

0.022

0.588

  1. aMean ± SD values within the same row sharing a different superscript letter (A, B, C, etc.) are significantly different (P < 0.05)