Research Article

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

Table 3

Nutritional quality indices of lipids in raw and commercial fried fish.

ItemRaw fishCommercially fried fish

∑SFA38.27 ± 0.0452.07 ± 0.07
∑MUFA44.71 ± 0.02637.37 ± 0.02
∑PUFA16.85 ± 0.1410.7 ± 0.13
∑MUFA/SFA1.16 ± 0.120.711 ± 0.14
∑PUFA/SFA0.44 ± 0.0010.20 ± 0.001
∑omega-32.92 ± 0.010.51 ± 0.02
∑omega-613.92 ± 0.5610.19 ± 0.28
ω−3/ω−60.21 ± 0.010.05 ± 0.001
ω−6/ω−34.76 ± 0.2119.98 ± 0.68
cis56.57 ± 0.01545.43 ± 0.03
trans0.13 ± 0.0071.93 ± 0.03
IA0.60 ± 0.0011.01 ± 0.002
IT0.85 ± 0.021.58 ± 0.21
h55.75 ± 0.0644.083 ± 0.01
H32.49 ± 0.00139.79 ± 0.002
h/H1.71 ± 0.0011.10 ± 0.001
NVI1.23 ± 0.0030.91 ± 0.001
PI (%)38.27 ± 0.2115.45 ± 0.16

∑SFA, saturated fatty acid; ∑MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acid; ∑PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acid; DHA, docosahexaenoic acid; EPA, eicosapentaenoic acid; IA, atherogenic index; IT, thrombogenic index; h/H, hypocholesterolemic/hypercholesterolemic index; NVI, nutritive value index; PI, peroxidizability index.