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. 2015 Jun 24;6(1):29. doi: 10.1186/s40104-015-0026-z

Table 1.

Rank order of fatty acids in Canadian retail strip loin steak (longissiums lumborum)1

Rank Group2 Common Name3 Fatty Acid4 Weight, % SD5
1 MUFA Oleic c9-18:1 38.08 2.699
2 SFA Palmitic 16:0 23.95 1.381
3 SFA Stearic 18:0 12.03 1.667
4 MUFA Palmitoleic c9-16:1 3.592 0.709
5 PUFA Linoleic 18:2n-6 2.708 0.786
6 SFA Myrsitic 14:0 2.289 0.392
7 MUFA Asclepic c11-18:1 1.847 0.213
8 SFA Margaric 17:0 1.309 0.298
9 MUFA Margarolic c9-17:1 1.302 0.298
10 MUFA t10-18:1 1.100 0.688
11 DMA 16:0DMA 1.017 0.422
12 PUFA Arachidonic 20:4n-6 0.809 0.349
13 MUFA Myristoleic c9-14:1 0.589 0.202
14 DMA 18:0DMA 0.557 0.222
15 BCFA/SFA anteiso17:0 0.504 0.084
16 MUFA Vaccenic t11-18:1 0.470 0.164
17 MUFA c13-18:1 0.452 0.121
18 SFA 15:0 0.448 0.103
19 BCFA/SFA iso17:0 0.325 0.053
20 PUFA ALA 18:3n-3 0.277 0.090
21 PUFA DPA 22:5n-3 0.274 0.099
22 CLA/PUFA Rumenic c9,t11-18:2 0.273 0.134
23 MUFA t13-t14-/c6-c8-18:1 0.263 0.111
24 PUFA 20:3n-6 0.252 0.082
25 MUFA Elaidic t9-18:1 0.230 0.069
26 MUFA t15-18:1 0.208 0.051
27 MUFA Gondoic c11-20:1 0.208 0.061
28 MUFA c11-16:1 0.189 0.060
29 PUFA c9t13-/t8c12-18:2 0.179 0.039
30 PUFA c9c15-18:2 0.167 0.034
31 MUFA c7-16:1 0.156 0.020
32 MUFA t6-t8-18:1 0.156 0.078
33 MUFA c15-18:1 0.154 0.055
34 BCFA iso16:0 0.136 0.035
35 MUFA c12-18:1 0.122 0.052
36 BCFA/SFA anteiso15:0 0.121 0.036
37 MUFA t12-18:1 0.118 0.045
38 PUFA Adrenic 22:4n-6 0.114 0.024
39 BCFA/SFA iso18:0 0.113 0.047
40 PUFA EPA 20:5n-3 0.110 0.063
41 PUFA t11c15-18:2 0.101 0.052
42 PUFA t8c13-18:2 0.092 0.021
43 MUFA t16-18:1 0.088 0.033
44 SFA 11-cyclohexyl-17:0 0.088 0.027
45 MUFA c13-16:1 0.085 0.024
46 MUFA Gondoleic c9-20:1 0.084 0.018
47 BCFA/SFA iso15:0 0.084 0.028
48 SFA Arachidic 20:0 0.080 0.021
49 SFA 19:0 0.077 0.030
50 MUFA c9-15:1 0.076 0.026
51 PUFA+MUFA c9t12-18:2/c16-18:1 0.062 0.016
52 SFA Behenic 22:0 0.062 0.018
53 CLA/PUFA Yurawic t7,c9-18:2 0.061 0.027
54 PUFA 20:2n-6 0.051 0.013
55 PUFA Rumelenic c9t11c15-18:3 0.049 0.021
56 DMA 18:1DMA 0.047 0.021
57 MUFA c11-17:1 0.043 0.016
58 DMA 16:1DMA 0.043 0.015
59 MUFA t11/t12-16:1 0.043 0.008
60 CLA/PUFA t9c11-18:2 0.041 0.016
61 CLA/PUFA Linelaidic t9t12-18:2 0.040 0.019
62 MUFA c10-16:1 0.039 0.011
63 PUFA/MUFA 20:3n-3/c13-22:1 0.037 0.020
64 MUFA c14-18:1 0.037 0.011
65 MUFA c5-17:1 0.035 0.009
66 MUFA c7-17:1 0.034 0.009
67 PUFA t9c12-18:2 0.032 0.014
68 PUFA GLA 18:3n-6 0.032 0.013
69 SFA Lauric 12:0 0.032 0.011
70 PUFA DHA 22:6n-3 0.031 0.018
71 SFA Lignoceric 24:0 0.030 0.014
72 MUFA t5-18:1 0.027 0.016
73 MUFA c12-16:1 0.026 0.008
74 SFA 21:0 0.023 0.006
75 CLA/PUFA t10,c12-18:2 0.011 0.006
76 CLA/PUFA c9,c11-18:2 0.011 0.003
77 CLA/PUFA t8,c10-18:2 0.011 0.003
78 CLA/PUFA c11,t13-18:2 0.009 0.003
79 CLA/PUFA Mangold's t9,t11-18:2 0.009 0.003
80 CLA/PUFA t11,c13-18:2 0.008 0.006
81 CLA/PUFA t11,t13-18:2 0.005 0.002
82 CLA/PUFA Mikusch's t10,t12-18:2 0.004 0.002
83 CLA/PUFA c12,t14-18:2 0.004 0.002
84 CLA/PUFA t12,c14-18:2 0.004 0.003
85 CLA/PUFA t7,t9-18:2 0.003 0.001
86 CLA/PUFA t12,t14-18:2 0.003 0.001
87 CLA/PUFA t8,t10-18:2 0.002 0.001

130 steaks collected in summer and 30 in winter [29]

2 SFA saturated fatty acids, MUFA monounsaturated fatty acids, BCFA branched-chain fatty acids, PUFA polyunsaturated fatty acids, DMA dimethyl acetal, CLA conjugated linoleic acid

3 ALA α-linolenic acid, DPA docosapentaenoic acid, EPA eicosapentaenoic acid, GLA γ-linolenic acid, DHA docosahexaenoic acid

4 c cis, t trans. Co-eluting fatty acids on gas chromatogram are separated by a slash (/)

5 SD standard deviation