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Table 1 Fatty acid profile and nutrient content in each portion of fish and meat meals (mean weight 230 g) and n-3 supplements

From: The effects of fatty fish intake on adolescents’ nutritional status and associations with attention performance: results from the FINS-TEENS randomized controlled trial

Nutrients

Fish meals

Meat meals

Supplementsd

Total fata

23.3 ± 9.1

19.3 ± 9.5

3.5

Proteina

24.8 ± 9.1

27.3 ± 7.7

LA (18:2n-6)b

3530.7 ± 1556.2

2753.1 ± 1453.4

35.1 ± 0.6

AA (20:4n-6)b

66.0 ± 36.6

51.3 ± 32.0

67.9 ± 1.1

EPA (20:5n-3)b

350.4 ± 456.2

7.3 ± 3.6

1079.6 ± 25.7

DPA (22:5n-3)b

91.7 ± 73.0

13.8 ± 6.5

119.1 ± 3.4

DHA (22:6n-3)b

603.2 ± 722.4

11.6 ± 12.0

743.8 ± 24.0

Sum n-3b

2100.6 ± 1688.1

434.6 ± 257.8

2138.5 ± 86.0

Sum n-6b

3738.1 ± 1557.4

2837.3 ± 1462.5

147.6 ± 1.8

Vitamin D3c

4.9 ± 2.7

< 0.1 ± 0.1

Iodinec

11.4 ± 20.3

5.9 ± 6.1

Seleniumc

16.8 ± 10.7

12.1 ± 4.5

  1. Abbreviations: AA arachidonic acid, LA linoleic acid, EPA eicosapentaenoic acid, DPA Docosapentaenoic acid, DHA docosahexaenoic acid, n-3 omega-3, n-6 omega-6
  2. ag/portion
  3. bmg/portion
  4. cμg/portion
  5. d1 portion = 7 capsules
  6. Data given as mean ± SD