Table 6. Fatty acid composition analysis of fish oil by GC-MS

NO. Retention time (min) Fatty acid type Percentage composition (%)
1 12.82 C12:0 (lauric acid) 0.03
2 13.31 C13:0 13.32
3 13.68 C14:0 (myristic acid) 2.43
4 13.83 C14:1 0.20
5 14.89 C15:0 0.12
6 15.08 C15:1 2.58
7 16.25 C16:1 9.79
8 15.96 C16:3 0.57
9 24.05 C17:0 3.37
10 20.18 C17:1 3.24
11 20.04 C18:0 (stearic acid) 0.28
12 19.91 C18:1 (oleic acid) 9.12
13 19.70 C18:2 (linoleic acid) 15.74
14 19.28 C18:4 4.34
15 29.65 C19:0 0.13
16 21.51 C19:1 0.53
17 23.80 C20:1 1.48
18 25.86 C20:2 0.33
19 27.58 C20:3 1.28
20 22.57 C20:4 (arachidonic acid) 12.14
21 23.11 C20:5 (EPA) 1.19
22 26.37 C21:3 0.18
23 25.62 C21:5 0.16
24 27.93 C22:1 5.79
25 27.40 C22:4 2.21
26 26.64 C22:5 (DPA) 0.23
27 26.88 C22:6 (DHA) 8.06
28 34.24 C24:0 0.09
29 32.73 C24:1 0.86
30 31.93 C24:5 0.04
31 31.67 C25:6 0.14
GC-MS, chromatograph-mass spectrometer; EPA, eicosapentaenoic acid; DPA:docosapentaenoic acid; DHA:adocosahexaenoic acid.