Table 4.
Influence of diet on the fatty acid profiles of goat milk and fresh goat cheese (mg/100 g serving of milk or cheese).
| Milk | Cheese | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Flaked Linseed | Fish Oil | SEM 1 | p-Value 2 | Control | Flaked Linseed | Fish Oil | SEM 1 | p-Value 2 | |
| C4:0 | 67.06 | 69.02 | 62.88 | 0.018 | ns | 306.40 a | 311.36 a | 263.01 b | 0.047 | *** |
| C6:0 | 112.99 b | 121.45 a | 115.69 a | 0.056 | *** | 111.41 b | 117.17 a | 106.64 b | 0.078 | * |
| C7:0 | 1.06 c | 1.61 b | 2.01 a | 0.001 | *** | 1.58 | 1.61 | 1.51 | 0.001 | ns |
| C8:0 | 157.87 c | 173.34 b | 172.03 a | 0.070 | *** | 154.18 b | 171.74 a | 162.97 a | 0.080 | *** |
| C9:0 | 3.70 c | 4.28 b | 4.53 a | 0.001 | *** | 3.70 c | 4.28 b | 4.53 a | 0.002 | *** |
| C10:0 | 571.30 c | 615.25 b | 630.26 a | 0.120 | *** | 562.85 c | 612.04 b | 603.60 a | 0.085 | *** |
| C12:0 | 252.38 c | 265.36 b | 296.77 a | 0.090 | *** | 250.27 c | 269.11 b | 286.71 a | 0.080 | *** |
| C13:0 | 6.34 b | 6.96 b | 7.04 a | 0.004 | *** | 6.34 c | 6.96 b | 7.04 a | 0.005 | *** |
| C14:0 | 459.36 c | 481.50 b | 509.54 a | 0.138 | *** | 458.30 c | 480.97 b | 505.01 a | 0.102 | *** |
| C14:1 | 7.92 b | 7.49 c | 9.56 a | 0.005 | *** | 7.39 b | 7.49 b | 9.56 a | 0.011 | *** |
| C15:0 | 42.24 c | 45.48 b | 48.79 a | 0.016 | *** | 43.30 c | 45.48 b | 48.29 a | 0.007 | *** |
| C16:0 | 1870.70 a | 1679.90 c | 1732.84 b | 0.371 | *** | 1895.52 a | 1691.14 c | 1749.94 b | 0.481 | *** |
| C16:1 | 46.99 b | 39.59 c | 59.86 a | 0.020 | *** | 48.05 b | 41.20 c | 60.86 a | 0.048 | *** |
| C17:0 | 27.98 c | 29.43 b | 29.68 a | 0.011 | *** | 27.98 | 28.89 | 28.67 | 0.019 | ns |
| C18:0 | 417.65 b | 495.95 a | 263.07 c | 0.309 | *** | 417.12 b | 481.50 a | 285.70 c | 0.547 | *** |
| C18:1 | 930.86 a | 929.83 a | 714.26 b | 0.225 | *** | 922.94 a | 916.99 b | 729.85 c | 0.300 | *** |
| C18:1, cis-11 | 25.34 b | 25.15 b | 37.73 a | 0.027 | *** | 26.40 b | 25.15 b | 37.73 a | 0.068 | *** |
| C18:2, n6 | 168.43 c | 203.30 a | 184.10 b | 0.157 | *** | 165.79 c | 200.09 a | 180.07 b | 0.035 | *** |
| C18:2, trans-9. trans-12 | 12.67 c | 30.50 a | 15.59 b | 0.016 | *** | 13.20 c | 29.43 a | 15.09 b | 0.018 | *** |
| C18:2, cis-9. trans-11 | 34.85 c | 51.90 a | 45.27 b | 0.036 | *** | 38.02 c | 51.90 a | 47.79 b | 0.097 | *** |
| C18:2, trans-10, cis-12 | 0.53 c | 1.07 b | 1.51 a | 0.003 | *** | 1.58 b | 2.14 a | 1.51 b | 0.010 | *** |
| C18:3 | 14.78 c | 52.97 a | 23.64 b | 0.014 | *** | 14.78 c | 51.90 a | 24.14 b | 0.036 | *** |
| C19:0 | 1.58 b | 3.21 a | 2.01 b | 0.003 | *** | 2.11 c | 3.21 a | 2.52 b | 0.003 | *** |
| C20:0 | 10.03 b | 10.17 b | 10.06 a | 0.003 | ** | 10.03 b | 9.63 c | 10.06 a | 0.007 | *** |
| C20:1 | 5.81 b | 5.35 c | 15.59 a | 0.011 | *** | 5.81 b | 5.35 b | 16.10 a | 0.023 | *** |
| C20:2 n6 | 3.17 c | 3.75 b | 5.03 a | 0.003 | *** | 3.70 c | 3.75 b | 5.03 a | 0.005 | *** |
| C20:4 n6 | 19.01 b | 17.66 c | 21.63 a | 0.027 | *** | 19.01 b | 17.12 c | 20.12 a | 0.022 | *** |
| C20:5 n3 | 1.58 c | 2.68 b | 4.53 a | 0.014 | *** | 1.58 c | 2.68 b | 4.53 a | 0.015 | *** |
| C22:0 | 2.64 b | 2.68 b | 3.52 a | 0.003 | *** | 2.11 b | 2.68 b | 4.02 a | 0.002 | *** |
| C22:5 n3 | 4.75 c | 6.42 b | 11.07 a | 0.017 | *** | 4.22 c | 6.42 b | 10.56 a | 0.020 | *** |
| C22:6 n3 | 0.00 b | 0.00 b | 8.05 a | 0.059 | *** | 0.00 b | 0.54 b | 10.56 a | 0.047 | *** |
| Saturated | 4004.35 b | 3981.47 c | 3881.15 a | 0.189 | ** | 4010.16 b | 3990.57 c | 3861.53 a | 0.283 | *** |
| Monounsaturated | 1016.40 a | 1006.87 b | 836.49 c | 0.187 | *** | 1011.12 a | 996.17 b | 854.09 c | 0.286 | *** |
| Polyunsaturated | 223.87 c | 308.70 a | 269.11 b | 0.190 | *** | 220.70 c | 311.37 a | 265.58 b | 0.103 | *** |
| CLA | 34.85 c | 52.97 a | 46.78 b | 0.040 | *** | 38.02 b | 52.43 a | 48.79 a | 0.095 | *** |
| n3 | 20.59 c | 62.60 a | 45.27 b | 0.070 | *** | 20.06 c | 60.99 a | 47.28 b | 0.087 | *** |
| n6 | 190.61 b | 216.14 a | 208.24 a | 0.200 | ** | 187.97 c | 220.42 a | 202.71 b | 0.088 | *** |
| n6/n3 | 9.26 a | 3.455 c | 4.59 b | 0.550 | *** | 9.37 a | 3.61 c | 4.29 b | 0.467 | *** |
| Atherogenicity index | 10.03 b | 157.83 c | 186.11 a | 0.080 | *** | 170.54 b | 158.90 c | 182.59 a | 0.044 | *** |
| Saturated:unsaturated (ratio) | 12.14 b | 162.11 c | 177.06 a | 0.040 | *** | 172.13 b | 163.71 c | 173.54 a | 0.045 | *** |
1 SEM: standard error of the mean (n = 3). 2 Probability of significance: ns (not-significant) p > 0.05; * p ≤ 0.05; ** p ≤ 0.01; *** p ≤ 0.001. a,b,c Means with different letters indicate differences (p ≤ 0.05) between columns for products.