TABLE XV
THE COMPONENT FATTY ACIDS (WEIGHT %) OF ANIMAL PHOSPHOLIPIDS
Saturated
Unsaturated
Source
C20
Cl4
Cl6
Cl8
and
C14
Ci6
Ci8
C20
C22
above
Fish
Ling (Genypterus blacodes), Roe (281)
1.3
25.0
0.9
—
— 2.1
20.2
34.4
16.1
(2.0 H) (2.7 Η) (7.1 Η) (10.0 Η)
Groper (Polyprion oxygeneios), liver (166)
<
18.5
— 16.9
19.6
31.1
13.9
(2.0 H) (2.4 Η) (6.6 Η) (6.0 Η)
Shark (Galeorhinus australis), head and body (161)
0.3
9.9
13.3
1.4
1.1
4.3
22.8
16.1
30.8
(2.0 H) (2.0 H) (2.3 Η) (2.5 Η) (10.0 Η)
Amphibian
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(9ΩΦ\
<
Ύλ Π
>
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Reptile
Greek tortoise, liver
(283)
—
15.0
10.0
—
— 10.0
48.0
17.0
(2.0 Η) (2.8 Η)
(6.0 Η)
Bird
Hen, egg (284)
0.3
27.9
16.1
1.8
— 0.8
39.8
7.1
6.2
(2.0 Η) (2.4 Η) (6.8 Η) (8.4 Η)
Mammals
Nonruminants
Pig, liver (285)
—
12.1
15.4
1.8
— 4.8
39.9
24.1
1.9
(2.0 Η) (2.2 Η) (6.5 Η) (6.5 Η)
Horse, liver (183)
—
10.8
20.7
4.6
— 2.0
50.6
10.4
0.9
(2.0 Η) (3.4 Η) (5.7 Η) (5.7 Η)
Ruminants
Ox, liver (286)
—
12.5 27
—
— 5
27
18
10.5
(2.0 Η)
(3.0 Η) (5.3—8.2 Η)
Sheep, liver (285)
—
12.6
21.8
0.8
—
8.9
27.8
23.6
4.5
(2.0 Η)
(3.1 Η) (6.9 Η) (10.5 Η)
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