Table 5. Mean values of Σn6 PUFA, Σn3 PUFA, Σn6/Σn3 and Σn3/Σn6 determined in the phospholipid fraction in raw meat, after curing, after 2nd drying and in the pastırma (%).
Total n3 or n6 fatty acids | Raw Material | End of curing | End of second drying | Pastırma | p |
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∑n6 PUFA | 32.17±1.59 | 30.26±0.92 | 30.36±1.14 | 31.76±0.54 | NS |
∑n6 PUFA | 7.24±0.47 | 7.05±0.47 | 7.02±0.45 | 7.22±0.25 | NS |
∑n6/∑n3 | 4.45±0.17 | 4.31±0.28 | 4.33±0.20 | 4.40±0.10 | NS |
∑n3/∑n6 | 0.22±0.01 | 0.23±0.02 | 0.23±0.01 | 0.23±0.01 | NS |
±: Standard deviation, NS: Not significant (p>0.05).