Research Article

Fatty Acid-Related Health Lipid Index of Raw and Fried Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Fish Muscle

Table 1

Identified fatty acids in raw and commercial fried Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fish muscles.

FormulaLevel of saturationRawCommercial fried

12 : 0Saturated
14 : 0
15 : 0
16 : 0
17 : 0
18 : 0
19 : 0
20 : 0
22 : 0
24 : 0
16 : 1n−7cis-Monounsaturated
17 : 1n−10
18 : 1n−9
20 : 1n−9
18 : 2n−6cis-Polyunsaturated
18 : 1n−13
17 : 2 (8, 10)trans-Monounsaturated
22 : 5n−3Omega-3
22 : 6n−3
20 : 5n−3
18 : 3n−6Omega-6
20 : 4n−6