Table 7. The fatty acid composition of fertilized eggs from EP or MP-fed olive flounder broodstocks

Composition (%) Experimental diet
EP MP
C12:0 (Lauric acid) 0.23 ± 0.00* 0.15 ± 0.00
C14:0 (Myristic acid) 7.98 ± 0.06* 6.71 ± 0.01
C15:0 (Pentadecanoic acid) 1.05 ± 0.01 1.31 ± 0.01*
C16:0 (Palmitic acid) 38.10 ± 0.13 41.37 ± 0.05*
C16:1 (n-7) (Palmitoleic acid) 3.91 ± 0.01* 3.66 ± 0.02
C17:0 (Margaric acid) 0.67 ± 0.01NS 0.79 ± 0.03
C17:1 (n-7) (cis-10-Heptadecenoic acid) 0.26 ± 0.00 0.38 ± 0.00*
C18:0 (Stearic acid) 4.95 ± 0.01 6.00 ± 0.01*
C18:1 (n-9) (Elaidic acid) 0.09 ± 0.01NS 0.10 ± 0.01
C18:1 (n-9) (Oleic acid) 9.40 ± 0.01 11.53 ± 0.05*
C18:2 (n-6) (Linoleic acid) 2.52 ± 0.01 2.86 ± 0.02*
C20:0 (Arachidic acid) 0.15 ± 0.00NS 0.16 ± 0.00
C18:3 (n-6) (γ-Linolenic acid) 0.11 ± 0.00NS 0.10 ± 0.00
C20:1 (n-9) (cis-11-Eicosenoic acid) 0.55 ± 0.02 0.76 ± 0.01*
C18:3 (n-3) (α-Linolenic acid) 0.40 ± 0.03NS 0.54 ± 0.00
C20:2 (n-6) (cis-11,14-Eicosadienoic acid) 0.17 ± 0.01 0.23 ± 0.00*
C20:3 (n-6) (cis-8,11,14-Eicosatrienoic acid) 0.07 ± 0.00* ND
C22:1 (n-9) (Erucic acid) 0.08 ± 0.00NS 0.09 ± 0.00
C20:4 (n-6) (Arachidonic acid, ARA) 0.63 ± 0.01 0.91 ± 0.01*
C20:5 (n-3) (Eicosapentaenoic acid, EPA) 8.03 ± 0.07* 3.89 ± 0.02
C24:1 (Nervonic acid) 0.02 ± 0.02NS ND
C22:6 (n-3) (Docosahexaenoic acid, DHA) 20.62 ± 0.10* 18.46 ± 0.01
Σ Saturated 53.12 ± 0.20 56.48 ± 0.08*
Σ Monounsaturated 14.32 ± 0.01 16.53 ± 0.04*
Σ PUFA (polyunsaturated fatty acid) 32.55 ± 0.18* 26.99 ± 0.04
Σ n-3 29.05 ± 0.18* 22.88 ± 0.01
Σ n-6 3.50 ± 0.01 4.11 ± 0.03*
n-3:n-6 8.30 ± 0.06* 5.57 ± 0.04
EPA/DHA 0.39 ± 0.00* 0.21 ± 0.00
Total 100.00 100.00
Asterisk indicated significantly difference (p < 0.05), ns indicated no significant difference (p > 0.05).
EP, extruded pellet; MP, moist pellet; NS, not significant; ND, Indicates not detected.