Table 4. Fatty acid composition of fermented and non-fermented snack food (%)

Fatty acid Non-fermented snack Fermented snack
Myristate (C14:0) 0.64 0.66
Myristoleate (C14:1n5) 0.15 0.16
Palmitate (C16:0) 21.80 23.28
Palmitoleate (C16:1n7) 6.90 6.51
Oleate (C18:1n9) 52.03 50.19
Linoleate (C18:2n6) 16.56 16.49
Linolenate (C18:3n3) 0.67 1.22
11-Eicosenoate (C20:1n9) 0.80 0.92
Eicosatrienoate (C20:3n3) 0.45 0.57
Total SFA 22.44 23.93
Total MUFA 59.88 57.79
Total ω-6 16.56 16.49
Total ω-3 1.12 1.79
Total ω-6/ω-3 14.75 9.19
Total PUFA 2.06 2.18
Total PUFA/SFA 0.79 0.09
Total 100.00 100.00
SFA, saturated fatty acid; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acid; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acid; ω, Omega.