Table 5 Weight values of 25 plasma fatty acids obtained by the partial least-squares discriminant analysis in the Montrachet study
Fatty acids | Â | Component |
|---|---|---|
Saturated fatty acids | ||
 C12:0 | Lauric acid | −0.01 |
 C14:0 | Myristic acid | −0.10 |
 C15:0 | Pentadecanoic acid | 0.15 |
 C16:0 | Palmitic acid | 0.07 |
 C17:0 | Margaric acid | 0.22 |
 C18:0 | Stearic acid | 0.07 |
 C20:0 | Arachidic acid | 0.16 |
 C22:0 | Behenic acid | 0.28 |
Monounsaturated fatty acids | ||
 C16:1 n-7 | Palmitoleic acid | −0.12 |
 C16:1 n-9 | Cis-7 hexadecenoic acid | −0.22 |
 C18:1 n-7 | Vaccenic acid | 0.06 |
 C18:1 n-9 | Oleic acid | −0.03 |
 C20:1 n-9 | Eicosenoic acid | 0.35 |
 C24:1 n-9 | Nervonic acid | 0.08 |
Polyunsaturated fatty acids | ||
 Omega 6 | ||
  C18:2 n-6 | Linoleic acid (LA) | −0.04 |
  C18:3 n-6 | Gamma linoleic acid (GLA) | −0.25 |
  C20:2 n-6 | Eicosadienoic acid | 0.60 |
  C20:3 n-6 | Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid (DGLA) | 0.11 |
  C20:4 n-6 | Arachidonic acid (AA) | 0.10 |
  C22:4 n-6 | Docosatetraenoic acid (DTA) | 0.29 |
  C22:5 n-6 | Docosapentaenoic acid n-6 (DPA) | 0.30 |
 Omega 3 | ||
  C18:3 n-3 | Alpha linoleic acid (ALA) | 0.38 |
  C20:5 n-3 | Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) | −0.44 |
  C22:5 n-3 | Docosapentaenoic acid n-3 (DPA) | 0.01 |
  C22:6 n-3 | Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) | −0.19 |