Table 1 Nutrient composition (crude material %) and fatty acid composition (percentage of total fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) of Nannochloropsis oculata (N. oculata)

Nutrient composition of N. oculata (%)

 Crude Protein

46.3

 Crude Lipid

7.5

 Crude ash

11.5

 Crude Fiber

5.5

 Ca

3.25

 P

1.17

[% of FAMEs] composition of Nannochloropsis oculata (N. oculata)

 Saturated fatty acids (SFA)

  Mystiric acid

C14:0

2.83

  Palmitic acid

C16:0

28.81

  Stearic acid

C18:0

11.54

 Monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA)

  Palmitoleic acid

C16:1n7

3.93

  Oleic acid

C18:1n9

10.32

 Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA)

  Omega-6

   Linoleic acid (LA) (ω-6)

C18:2n6

16.93

  Omega-3

   α-Linolenic acid (ALA) (ω-3)

C18:3n3

10.12

   EPA; Eicosapentaenoic acid (ω-3)

C20:5n3

9.16

  ∑n-SFA

43.18

  ∑n-MUFA

14.25

  ∑n-6 (ω-6)

16.93

  ∑n-3 (ω-3)

19.28

  n3/n6

1.14