Sprat | p < | Herring | |||
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Mean | Range | Mean | Range | ||
Weight, g | 8.38 | 2.40–12.0 | – | 18.1 | 2.71–42.27 |
Length, mm | 113.4 | 79–130 | – | 140.2 | 83–183 |
CF | 0.55 | 0.45–0.69 | – | 0.57 | 0.48–0.69 |
Lipid, % | 9.32 | 1.90–17.3 | 0.001 | 5.56 | 2.01–8.80 |
Total thiamine, nmol g−1 | 5.002 | 2.519–9.434 | ns | 4.649 | 2.538–7.213 |
Saturated FAs (SFA) | |||||
14:0, mg g−1 | 3.55 | 0.60–5.92 | 0.05 | 2.53 | 1.15–3.85 |
16:0, mg g−1 | 20.01 | 4.01–37.42 | 0.01 | 11.90 | 4.55–18.00 |
17:0, mg g−1 | 0.46 | 0.07–0.78 | 0.001 | 0.24 | 0.00–0.56 |
18:0, mg g−1 | 2.76 | 0.79–4.82 | 0.001 | 1.43 | 0.39–2.53 |
Total SFA, mg g−1 | 27.58 | 5.57–49.90 | 0.01 | 16.72 | 6.31–25.17 |
Monounsaturated FAs (MUFA) | |||||
16:1n-7, mg g−1 | 4.78 | 0.68–8.11 | ns | 3.87 | 1.32–10.09 |
17:1n-8, mg g−1 | 0.52 | 0.07–1.00 | 0.001 | 0.24 | 0.11–0.45 |
18:1n-7, mg g−1 | 2.98 | 0.70–6.18 | ns | 2.65 | 1.13–5.42 |
18:1n-9, mg g−1 | 25.04 | 3.91–47.54 | 0.001 | 9.34 | 4.13–14.58 |
20:1n-9, mg g−1 | 0.72 | 0.09–3.04 | ns | 0.47 | 0.19–1.03 |
Total MUFA, mg g−1 | 34.98 | 5.56–63.49 | 0.001 | 17.08 | 7.29–31.35 |
Polyunsaturated FAs (PUFA) | |||||
18:2n-6, mg g−1 | 3.09 | 0.49–5.81 | ns | 2.37 | 0.89–4.52 |
18:3n-3, mg g−1 | 2.36 | 0.07–5.12 | 0.01 | 1.26 | 0.29–3.46 |
20:2n-6, mg g−1 | 0.55 | 0.02–1.02 | ns | 0.88 | 0.17–6.56 |
20:4n-6 (ARA), mg g−1 | 0.37 | 0.00–1.03 | ns | 0.41 | 0.08–0.74 |
20:5n-3 (EPA), mg g−1 | 6.27 | 1.35–13.59 | 0.01 | 3.93 | 1.29–7.40 |
22:5n-3, mg g−1 | 0.37 | 0.00–1.06 | ns | 0.28 | 0.00–0.67 |
22:6n-3 (DHA), mg g−1 | 10.13 | 4.63–18.94 | 0.001 | 6.35 | 2.39–9.75 |
Total PUFA, mg g−1 | 25.69 | 7.13–50.76 | 0.01 | 16.81 | 5.59–31.62 |
n-3 PUFA, mg g−1 | 21.63 | 6.37–43.22 | 0.01 | 13.09 | 4.35–24.85 |
n-6 PUFA, mg g−1 | 4.07 | 0.75–7.54 | ns | 3.71 | 0.91–10.83 |