Research Article

Susceptibility to Oxidation of Selected Freshwater Fish Species Lipids as a Potential Source of Fish Oil in Dietary Supplements

Table 4

Percentage share of individual groups of fatty acids before and after photooxidation.

Group of FABreamRoachPikePerchPike-perch
Time of photooxidation (min)
01200120012001200120

SFA27.2228.4530.1233.0230.5231.9629.3429.7535.9837.45
MUFA57.8759.1239.2341.5829.2832.1422.1525.0825.4729.34
PUFA14.9212.4330.6525.4040.2035.9048.5145.1738.5533.21
∑n-39.06aA7.76aB22.02cA21.16cA37.11bA31.15bB37.65bA32.71bB34.12dA28.44dB
∑n-65.85aA4.68aB8.63cA5.34cB3.09eA4.75eB10.86bA12.46bB4.38dA4.77dA
n6/n30.650.600.390.260.080.150.290.380.130.17

Relative error did not exceed 5% between repetitions . a, b, c, d, eSignificant differences for the sum of n-3 and n-6 acids, between species and for the same photooxidation time. A, BSignificant differences for the sum of n-3 and n-6 acids, within species and for the different photooxidation time.