Abstract
Lipid analysis was carried out on orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus) roe oil. Various chromatographic analytical techniques were compared and it was shown, although total orange roughy oil was rich in wax esters, that roe oil contained triacylglycerol and phospholipids as the principal components. The fatty acid content of the individual lipids (except wax esters) had 16:0, 18:1, 20:1, 20:5 and 22:6 as their major constituents.