Table 6.
Fatty acid profiles of the breast muscle samples from male Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) following 12 weeks of either standard or high-fat diet feeding1)
| Fatty acid | Dietary groups | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||||
| STD | CO | L | PO | SO | SuO | |
| C12:0 (Lauric acid) | 0.06 | 14.84 | 0.29 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.12 |
| C14:0 (Myristic acid) | 0.67 | 10.69 | 0.94 | 0.57 | 0.49 | 0.46 |
| C14:1 (Myristoleic acid) | 0.11 | 1.02 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.04 | nd |
| C16:0 (Palmitic acid) | 20.61 | 16.46 | 22.54 | 18.25 | 17.92 | 14.79 |
| C16:1 (Palmitoleic acid) | 7.94 | 4.68 | 2.91 | 2.04 | 1.64 | 1.04 |
| C18:0 (Stearic acid) | 6.72 | 7.44 | 9.55 | 6.73 | 7.92 | 8.06 |
| C18:1 ω-9 (Oleic acid) | 41.89 | 25.24 | 39.39 | 49.34 | 31.46 | 30.58 |
| C18:2 ω-6 (Linoleic acid) | 17.61 | 13.82 | 17.99 | 17.54 | 35.04 | 41.90 |
| C18:3 ω-3 (Alpha-linolenic acid) | 0.44 | 0.33 | 0.45 | 0.24 | 1.37 | 0.25 |
| C20:4 ω-6 (Arachidonic acid) | 2.78 | 3.54 | 2.66 | 3.70 | 2.39 | 1.57 |
| Saturated FA | 28.39 | 50.29 | 34.26 | 25.97 | 27.04 | 23.93 |
| Monounsaturated FA | 50.28 | 31.26 | 43.16 | 51.80 | 31.73 | 30.54 |
| Polyunsaturated FA | 21.17 | 18.33 | 22.46 | 22.23 | 39.51 | 44.09 |
| Trans FA | 0.17 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.05 | 1.73 | 1.41 |
| Cis FA | 59.28 | 38.98 | 57.30 | 66.83 | 64.78 | 71.07 |
| ω-3 FA | 0.56 | 0.61 | 1.23 | 0.62 | 1.81 | 0.50 |
| ω-6 FA | 20.56 | 17.60 | 20.86 | 21.42 | 37.57 | 43.60 |
| ω-9 FA | 41.94 | 25.29 | 39.55 | 49.34 | 31.42 | 30.58 |
| ω6:ω3 | 37.00:1 | 28.87:1 | 16.97:1 | 34.77:1 | 20.71:1 | 87.92:1 |
| SFA:UFA | 0.40:1 | 1.01:1 | 0.52:1 | 0.35:1 | 0.38:1 | 0.32:1 |
STD, standard diet; CO, coconut oil; L, lard; PO, palm oil; SO, soyabean oil; SuO, sunflower oil; FA, fatty acids; SFA, saturated fatty acids; UFA, unsaturated fatty acids; nd, not detected (below detectable threshold).
1)
Fatty acid data presented as a percentage of total fatty acids within composite tissue sample.