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Table 1 Analytical composition of the dog food products and fatty acid (FA) pattern (%) of dog food.

From: Fatty acid patterns of dog erythrocyte membranes after feeding of a fish-oil based DHA-rich supplement with a base diet low in n-3 fatty acids versus a diet containing added n-3 fatty acids

Components

Joy special meal

EukanubaÂź medium breed puppy

Raw fat

11·0%

18·0%

Crude protein

27·0%

29·0%

Crude fiber

4·0%

4·0%

Moisture

10·0%

8·0%

energy content

14·6 kJ/g

18·0 kJ/g

Fatty acid pattern

  
 

FA in g/kg total diet

LA*1

19·69

35·64

AA†1

0·25

1·13

ALA‡2

2·86

1·76

SDA|

0·2

0·16

EPA2

-

1·66

DHA2

-

1·1

Total n-3

3·08

5·22

Total n-6

20·35

37·8

Total n-7 FA

5·09

14·33

Total n9 FA

39·8

64·49

Total SFA

38·61

54·0

Ratio total n-6/total n-3

6·61/1

7·24/1

  1. Data are based on an as fed basis. The FA included for the calculation of total n-3, total n-6 and total saturated FA are listed in additional file 1.
  2. *LA, linoleic acid; †AA, arachidonic acid; ‡ALA, α-linolenic acid; | SDA, stearidonic acid; 1 n-6 FA 2 n-3 FA
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Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

ISSN: 1751-0147