Table 2

Apparent digestion efficiency (%) of the dietary fatty acids in Wistar rats fed RA- or CLnA-supplemented diets as free fatty acids (FFA) or as triacyglycerols (TAG)


FFA
TAG



RA
CLnA
RA
CLnA



Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Mean
SD

Total fatty acids
98.0
0.3
98.2
0.2
98.2
0.2
98.0
0.3
Fatty acids








16:0
89.6
0.8
89.6
0.5
86.6a
1.1
90.0
0.8
18:0
83.1
2.0
85.8
2.0
80.2
1.7
80.4
2.4
18:1 c-9
98.6
0.3
99.2
0.2
99.2
0.2
98.9
0.3
18:2 c-9,c-12
99.4
1.0
99.3
0.1
99.5
< 0.1
99.4
0.08
18:3 c-9,c-12,c-15
100.0
< 0.1
100.0
< 0.1
100.0
< 0.1
100.0
< 0.1
18:2 c-9, t-11
99.9
< 0.1
100.0
< 0.1
99.9
< 0.1
100.0
< 0.1
18:2 t-10,c-12
ND
< 0.1
100,0
< 0.1
ND
ND
100.0
< 0.1
18:3 c-9,t-11,c-15 and c-9,t-13,c-15
ND
< 0.1
100,0
< 0.1
ND
ND
99.9
< 0.1

Values with different letters are significantly different (P < 0,05) and compare the fatty acid (RA and CLnA) under the same form (FFA or TAG)

Values with an * are significantly different (P < 0,05) and compare the form (FFA and TAG) within one diet (RA and CLnA).

Plourde et al. Nutrition & Metabolism 2006 3:8   doi:10.1186/1743-7075-3-8