Table 9.
Effects of dietary GP levels on lamb meat fatty acid content (mg/100 g fresh muscle) in longissimus dorsi muscle.
| Items | GP Levels | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 GP | 16% GP | ||
| Total fatty acids (TFA) | 2879.26 ± 325.07 | 4566.13 ± 657.13 | 0.053 |
| C6:0 | 0.56 ± 0.02 | 0.74 ± 0.15 | 0.294 |
| C8:0 | 9.92 ± 0.23 | 10.37 ± 0.32 | 0.281 |
| C10:0 | 4.93 ± 0.45 | 8.85 ± 2.34 | 0.141 |
| C12:0 | 10.33 ± 1.39 | 18.19 ± 4.30 | 0.124 |
| C13:0 | 1.05 ± 0.14 | 1.44 ± 0.32 | 0.301 |
| C14:0 | 122.77 ± 20.83 | 167.90 ± 33.32 | 0.282 |
| C14:1 | 5.45 ± 0.70 | 4.99 ± 0.97 | 0.713 |
| C15:0 | 17.90 ± 2.62 | 27.93 ± 5.46 | 0.140 |
| C16:0 | 689.26 ± 80.58 | 1034.57 ± 151.49 | 0.080 |
| C16:1 | 53.35 ± 5.51 | 66.62 ± 9.33 | 0.255 |
| C17:0 | 38.21 ± 5.04 | 56.16 ± 9.44 | 0.133 |
| C18:0 | 622.26 ± 84.46 | 1088.62 ± 190.93 | 0.061 |
| C18:1n-9c | 986.11 ± 121.46 | 1691.46 ± 238.43 | 0.031 |
| C18:2n-6c | 137.35 ± 11.09 | 219.50 ± 21.25 | 0.008 |
| C18:3n-6 | 10.52 ± 1.30 | 12.75 ± 1.45 | 0.282 |
| C18:3n-3 | 14.29 ± 1.38 | 15.74 ± 2.03 | 0.565 |
| CLA-c9, t11 | 7.70 ± 1.25 | 12.95 ± 2.00 | 0.049 |
| CLA-t10, c12 | 2.53 ± 0.25 | 4.09 ± 0.35 | 0.006 |
| C20:0 | 5.95 ± 0.81 | 9.16 ± 1.49 | 0.096 |
| C20:1 | 3.52 ± 0.36 | 4.78 ± 0.71 | 0.147 |
| C21:0 | 12.36 ± 0.32 | 12.79 ± 0.29 | 0.348 |
| C20:2 | 0.76 ± 0.08 | 1.21 ± 0.21 | 0.084 |
| C20:3n-6 | 3.67 ± 0.14 | 5.00 ± 0.14 | 0.000 |
| C20:4n-6 | 40.58 ± 1.92 | 50.90 ± 1.28 | 0.001 |
| C20:3n-3 | 0.37 ± 0.03 | 0.53 ± 0.10 | 0.156 |
| C20:5n-3 | 3.08 ± 0.17 | 3.43 ± 0.20 | 0.205 |
| C22:0 | 2.47 ± 0.13 | 3.93 ± 0.40 | 0.010 |
| C22:1n-9 | 1.19 ± 0.09 | 1.44 ± 0.12 | 0.107 |
| C22:2 | 0.87 ± 0.03 | 1.09 ± 0.07 | 0.016 |
| C23:0 | 1.81 ± 0.05 | 2.13 ± 0.11 | 0.027 |
| C24:0 | 11.21 ± 0.39 | 12.35 ± 0.32 | 0.048 |
| C22:6n-3 | 1.93 ± 0.10 | 2.03 ± 0.11 | 0.509 |
| C24:1 | 2.60 ± 0.21 | 3.11 ± 0.45 | 0.329 |
| ∑CLA | 9.67 ± 1.32 | 15.70 ± 2.67 | 0.074 |
| ∑CLA/TFA | 0.32 ± 0.01 | 0.41 ± 0.03 | 0.019 |
| ∑n-6 | 54.63 ± 1.86 | 66.39 ± 1.29 | 0.000 |
| ∑n-3 | 21.17 ± 2.31 | 20.96 ± 1.76 | 0.944 |
| ∑SFA | 1656.72 ± 169.87 | 3084.16 ± 624.34 | 0.064 |
| ∑MUFA | 1044.28 ± 127.97 | 1773.39 ± 249.43 | 0.033 |
| ∑PUFA | 218.78 ± 15.08 | 342.71 ± 23.45 | 0.002 |
| n-6/n-3 | 3.03 ± 0.21 | 3.00 ± 0.23 | 0.910 |
| C16:1/C16:0 | 0.074 ± 0.001 | 0.071 ± 0.003 | 0.227 |
| C18:1/C18:0 | 1.726 ± 0.058 | 1.773 ± 0.059 | 0.570 |
| ∑MUFA/∑SFA | 0.72 ± 0.01 | 0.77 ± 0.02 | 0.053 |
| ∑PUFA/∑SFA | 0.14 ± 0.01 | 0.14 ± 0.02 | 0.879 |
Note: ∑n-6 fatty acids were calculated as the sum of C18:2n-6c, C18:3n-6, C20:3n-6, and C20:4n-6. ∑n-3 fatty acids were calculated as the sum of C18:3n-3, C20:3n-3,C20:5n-3, C22:5n-3, and C22:6n-3. ∑SFA was calculated as the sum of C6:0, C8:0, C10:0, C12:0, C13:0, C14:0, C15:0, C16:0, C17:0, C18:0, C20:0, C21:0, C22:0, C23:0, and C24:0. ∑MUFA was calculated as the sum of C16:1, C14:1, C16:1, C18:1n-9c, C20:1, C22:1n-9, and C24:1. ∑PUFA was calculated as the sum of C18:2n-6c, C18:3n-3, C18:3n-6, CLA-c9t11, CLA-t10c12, C20:2, C20:3n-3, C20:4n-6, C20:5n-3, C22:2, and C22:6n-3.