Table 2 Fatty acid composition of muscular phospholipids as measured in the piglets at 7 days of age after maternal high fat (HF, n = 7) or control (C, n = 7) feeding

Non-essential fatty acids

saturated

Palmitic Acid (C16:0)

21.5 ± 0.7

22.9 ± 0.8

Stearic Acid (C18:0)

6.50 ± 0.27

6.92 ± 0.15

Arachidic Acid (C20:0)

0.08 ± 0.02

0.23 ± 0.05

<0.02

C18:0/C16:0 (elongase activity indices)

0.30 ± 0.01

0.30 ± 0.01

Essential fatty acids n-6

Linoleic Acid (C18:2n6c)

15.4 ± 0.9

14.9 ± 0.3

Eicosatrienoic Acid (C20:3n6)

0.32 ± 0.01

0.33 ± 0.02

Arachidonic Acid (C20:4n6)

2.14 ± 0.17

2.89 ± 0.24

<0.03

SUM n-6

17.9 ± 0.93

18.2 ± 0.47

C20:4 n6/C20:3 n6 (Δ5 activity indices)

6.68 ± 0.58

8.84 ± 0.58

<0.01

Essential fatty acids n-3

α-Linolenic Acid (C18:3n3)

1.09 ± 0.12

0.79 ± 0.04

<0.02

Eicosatrienoic Acid (C20:3n3)

0.14 ± 0.03

0.08 ± 0.03

Eicosapentaenoic Acid (C20:5n3)

0.11 ± 0.04

0.11 ± 0.04

Docosahexaenoic Acid (C22:6n3)

0.34 ± 0.03

0.42 ± 0.04

SUM n-3

1.67 ± 0.12

1.40 ± 0.07

C18:2 6nC/C18:3n3

14.5 ± 1

19.3 ± 1.1

<0.01

Ratio n-6/n-3

10.7 ± 0.34

13.1 ± 0.53

<0.01