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Table 2 Fatty acid profile and peroxidisability index of two experimental diets with supposed opposite inflammatory and oxidative profile

From: Failure of a dietary model to affect markers of inflammation in domestic cats

% of total FA

MFn-3 diet

HFn-6 diet

SFA

32.6

35.4

MUFA

36.2

44.3

PUFA

26.3

17.7

C18:2n-6 (LA)

17.95

14.94

C18:3n-6

0.09

0.07

C20:2n-6

0.36

0.36

C20:3n-6

0.11

0.10

C20:4n-6 (AA)

0.53

0.33

C22:4n-6

0.16

0.11

C22:5n-6

0.07

0.01

n-6 PUFA

19.3

15.9

C18:3n-3

1.69

1.48

C20:3n-3

0.12

0.09

C20:4n-3

0.30

0.02

C20:5n-3 (EPA)

1.98

0.06

C22:5n-3 (DPA)

0.82

0.10

C22:6n-3 (DHA)

2.09

0.07

n-3 PUFA

7.0

1.8

n-6:n-3

2.8

8.8

AA:(EPA + DHA)

0.19

2.06

PI1

60.9

23.2

  1. FA, fatty acid; SFA, saturated fatty acids; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acids; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acids; LA, linoleic acid; AA, arachidonic acid; EPA, eicosapentaenoic acid; DPA, docosapentaenoic acid; DHA, docosahexaenoic acid; PI, peroxidisability index.
  2. 1PI, calculated according to Du et al. with FA expressed as% of total FA [25].
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