Table 2. Fatty acid content of the Crassostrea gigas (Magallana gigas) along the year in Gadeok-do, Gyeongsangnam-do

Fatty acid (%) 2021 2022
Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
C12:0 - - - 0.37 0.39 0.38 0.37 - - - 0.1 0.1
C14:0 8.39 8.17 8.4 12.44 12.33 12.42 12.38 5.23 5.36 5.27 9.07 9.29
C15:0 1.09 1.05 1.07 0.84 0.87 0.84 0.88 1.62 1.62 1.67 0.99 0.97
C16:0 49.6 49.56 49.61 51.41 51.48 51.47 51.21 48.17 47.96 47.6 38.57 38.15
C17:0 1.93 2.06 2.01 1.34 1.34 1.36 1.52 3.31 3.43 3.46 1.9 1.89
C18:0 7.85 7.69 7.89 7.53 7.54 7.6 7.66 10.28 10.35 10.24 6.1 6.05
C20:0 - - - - - - - 0.2 0.21 0.23 0.09 0.09
C22:0 - - - - - - - - - - 0.18 0.19
C24:0 - - - - - - - - - - 0.09 0.09
ΣSFA 68.86 68.53 68.98 73.93 73.95 74.07 74.02 68.81 68.93 68.47 57.09 56.82
C16:1 2.08 2.26 2.31 2.43 2.57 2.65 2.44 1.15 1.22 1.19 2.63 2.64
C18:1n9t - - - - - - - - - - 0.5 0.49
C18:1n9c 2.69 2.59 2.67 2.35 2.18 2.43 2.43 2.6 2.41 2.71 2.7 2.68
C17:1 - - - - - - - - - - - 0.09
C20:1 - - - - - - - 0.44 0.47 0.46 0.18 0.17
C24:1 - - - - - - - - - - 0.1 -
ΣMUFA 4.77 4.85 4.98 4.78 4.75 5.08 4.87 4.19 4.1 4.36 6.11 6.07
C18:2n6c 1.44 1.44 1.51 1.89 1.81 1.77 1.82 1.24 1.29 1.22 1.18 1.13
C18:3n3 1.78 1.76 1.61 5.17 5.21 5.15 5.35 1.34 1.33 1.33 1.2 1.24
C18:3n6 - - - - - - - - - - 0.14 0.15
C20:4n6 0.85 0.89 0.79 0.56 0.56 0.55 0.5 1.8 1.78 1.83 1.08 1.12
C20:5n3 12.89 12.96 12.86 8.2 8.19 8.29 8.2 12.93 12.88 12.94 21.65 21.78
C20:3n3 - - - - - - - - - - - 0.06
C20:3n6 - - - - - - - - - - 0.11 0.12
C22:6n3 9.4 9.57 9.27 5.46 5.54 5.08 5.27 9.69 9.7 9.88 11.43 11.52
ΣPUFA 26.36 26.62 26.04 21.28 21.31 20.84 21.14 27.00 26.98 27.20 36.79 37.12