Abbreviation Trivial name % %
C14:0 Myristic 0,110  
C16:0 Palmitic 1,876  
C18:0 Stearic 3,207  
C20:0 Arachidic 0,038  
C22:0 Behenic 0,008  
C24:0 Lignoceric 0,002  
C26:0 Cerotic 0,003  
Saturated     5,244
C14:1 Myristoleic n.d.  
C16:1 Palmitoleic 0,165  
C18:1n7c Vaccenic 0,012  
C18:1n9c Oleic 0,006  
C20:1n9 Eicosenoic 0,045  
C22:1n9 Erucic n.d.  
C24:1n9 Nervonic 0,006  
Monounsaturated     0,234
C18:2n6 Linoleic 0,177  
C18:3n6 γ -Linolenic 0,092  
C20:2n6 Eicosadienoic 0,042  
C20:3n6 Homo- γ -Linolenic 0,075  
C20:4n6 Arachidonic 1,581  
C22:2n6 Docosadienoic 0,602  
C22:4n6 Adrenic 0,056  
C22:5n6 Dpan-6 1,031  
n6-PUFA     3,656
C18:3n3 α-Linolenic 0,066  
C20:3n3 Eicosatrienoic n.d.  
C20:5n3 EPA 44,920  
C22:5n3 Dpan3 3,550  
C22:6n3 DHA 42,066  
n3-PUFA      90,602
C20:3n9 Mead 0,230  
C18:1n9t Elaidic 0,035  
C18:2n6t Linolelaidic n.d.  
Total   100,001 99,736
Table 1: Fatty acid composition of a commercially available pharmaceutical preparation of n3-enriched fish oil.
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