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Table 2 Descriptive statistics of proportional and absolute content of selected fatty acids in muscle

From: Genetic effects of fatty acid composition in muscle of Atlantic salmon

Fatty acid

N

Proportional content (% of total FA)

Absolute content (g FA/100 g muscle)

Mean

SD

CV (%)

Mean

SD

CV (%)

16:0

Palmitic acid (PA)

668

11.69

0.71

6

2.01

0.38

19

18:1n-9

Oleic acid (OA)

668

30.45

1.91

6

5.22

0.90

17

18:2n-6

Linoleic acid (LA)

668

9.65

0.73

8

1.65

0.27

16

18:3n-3

Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA)

668

3.46

0.23

7

0.59

0.10

17

20:3n-3

Eicosatrienoic acid

668

0.36

0.05

13

0.06

0.01

23

20:4n-3

Eicosatetraenoic acid

634

0.54

0.16

30

0.09

0.03

33

20:5n-3

Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)

668

5.42

1.01

19

0.93

0.24

25

22:5n-3

Docosapentaenoic acid (DPA)

668

2.36

0.21

9

0.41

0.08

19

22:6n-3

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)

668

6.75

0.51

8

1.15

0.18

15

 

Sum EPA + DHA

668

12.17

1.26

10

2.08

0.38

18

  1. N number of observations, SD standard deviation, CV coefficient of variation (SD/Mean × 100)