Table 1

The composition of the diets used.a



Diet (percentage of fish flesh in food)




Control diet
0.1%
1%
7.5%





Moisture
10
10
10
10
Fat
2.71
2.71
2.70
2.64
Protein
14.38
14.46
15.14
20.04
Fibre
4.65
4.65
4.61
4.35
Ash
6.00
6.00
5.99
5.90
Carbohydrates




Starch
44.97
44.97
44.52
41.60
Sugar
4.05
4.05
4.01
3.75
Pectin
1.52
1.52
1.50
1.41
Hemicellulose
10.17
10.17
10.07
9.41
Cellulose
4.32
4.32
4.28
4.00
Lignin
1.68
1.68
1.66
1.55
Fatty acids




Saturated fatty acids




C12:0 Lauric
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
C14:0 Myristic
0.14
0.14
0.14
0.13
C16:0 Palmitic
0.31
0.31
0.31
0.31
C18:0 Stearic
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.05
Monounsaturated fatty acids




C14:1 (w5) Myristoleic
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
C16:1 (w7) Palmitoleic
0.09
0.09
0.09
0.09
C18:1 (w9) Oleic
0.77
0.77
0.76
0.73
Polyunsaturated fatty acids




C18:2 (w6) Linoleic
0.69
0.69
0.68
0.64
C18:3 (w3) Linolenic
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.05
C20:4 (w6) Arachidonic
0.13
0.13
0.13
0.13
C22:6 (w3) Cervonic (DHA)
< 0.01
< 0.01
< 0.01
0.02

a Nutrients and compounds are given as their percentages in the diets.

Bourdineaud et al. Environmental Health 2008 7:53   doi:10.1186/1476-069X-7-53