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Table 1 Fatty acid composition of dietary supplements

From: Echium oil is not protective against weight loss in head and neck cancer patients undergoing curative radio(chemo)therapy: a randomised-controlled trial

% Total fatty acid composition Name

BioMega SDA® (I group) mean ± SD

Sunflower oil high oleic (C group) mean ± SD

C16:0 Palmitic acid (P)

7.28 ± 0.17

4.00 ± 0.00

C18:0 Stearic acid (S)

3.90 ± 0.08

2.88 ± 0.05

C18:1 (n-9) Oleic acid (O)

15.35 ± 0.24

84.48 ± 0.05

C18:2 (n-6) Linoleic acid (LA)

16.13 ± 0.10

8.40 ± 0.00

C18:3 (n-3) Alpha Linolenic acid (ALA)

31.38 ± 0.25

-

C18:3 (n-6) Gamma Linolenic acid (GLA)

11.00 ± 0.00

-

C18:4 (n-3) Stearidonic acid (SDA)

12.60 ± 0.22

-

C22:1 (n-9) Erucic acid (EA)

-

-

Trans fatty acids

-

-

  1. Abbreviations: I Intervention, C Control.