Table 6 Whole-body fatty acid (% of total fatty acids) profile of C. mrigala fed experimental diets

C10:0

0.33 ± 0.02^a

0.37 ± 0.02^a

C12:0

0.23 ± 0.02^a

0.18 ± 0.01^a

C13:0

13.09 ± 0.40^a

16.70 ± 1.35^a

C14:0

0.83 ± 0.05^a

0.90 ± 0.15^a

C15:0

0.41 ± 0.02^a

0.38 ± 0.01^a

C16:0

15.78 ± 0.09^a

16.15 ± 0.59^a

C17:0

0.23 ± 0.03^a

0.24 ± 0.00^a

C18:0

9.53 ± 0.27^a

7.82 ± 0.28^a

C20:0

0.35 ± 0.04^a

0.38 ± 0.05^a

C21:0

ND

0.30 ± 0.02

C22:0

0.44 ± 0.02^a

0.40 ± 0.05^a

C23:0

2.48 ± 0.12^a

2.54 ± 0.19^a

C24:0

0.31 ± 0.05^a

0.38 ± 0.02^a

ΣSFA

44.01 ± 0.46^a

46.76 ± 0.76^a

C14:1

2.02 ± 0.96^a

2.45 ± 0.07^a

C15:1

0.38 ± 0.02^a

0.39 ± 0.03^a

C16:1

2.11 ± 0.13^a

2.37 ± 0.24^a

C17:1

0.28 ± 0.02^a

0.25 ± 0.00^a

C18:1

20.50 ± 0.24^a

20.30 ± 1.26^a

C20:1

0.90 ± 0.03^a

1.39 ± 0.23^a

C22:1

0.49 ± 0.05^a

0.29 ± 0.04^a

C24:1

0.51 ± 0.05^a

0.56 ± 0.05^a

ΣMUFA

27.19 ± 0.93^a

28.00 ± 1.72^a

C18:2n6

9.34 ± 0.10^a

8.29 ± 0.38^a

C18:3n6

0.43 ± 0.04^a

0.50 ± 0.00^a

C20:2n6

0.77 ± 0.05^a

0.79 ± 0.04^a

C20:3n6

5.25 ± 0.15^a

5.01 ± 0.24^a

C20:4n6

0.42 ± 0.01

ND

C22:2n6

0.77 ± 0.05^a

0.14 ± 0.01^a

Σ PUFA n-6

16.98 ± 0.14^a

14.74 ± 0.58^a

C18:3n3

2.24 ± 0.24^a

4.05 ± 0.09^b

C20:5n3

0.55 ± 0.04^a

0.48 ± 0.02^a

C22:6n3

6.50 ± 0.21^a

5.52 ± 0.32^a

Σ PUFA n-3

9.29 ± 0.38^a

10.05 ± 0.42^a

SFA/PUFA

1.67 ± 0.14^a

1.89 ± 0.18^a

n-6/n-3

1.83 ± 0.15

1.47 ± 0.17