Table 7.
Fatty acid profiles of the thigh muscle samples from male Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) following 12 weeks of either standard or high-fat diet feeding1)
| Fatty acid | Dietary groups | |||||
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| STD | CO | L | PO | SO | SuO | |
| C12:0 (Lauric acid) | 0.26 | 37.06 | 0.25 | 2.36 | 0.08 | 0.11 |
| C14:0 (Myristic acid) | 0.75 | 14.90 | 1.21 | 1.48 | 0.29 | 0.27 |
| C16:0 (Palmitic acid) | 19.51 | 11.13 | 26.61 | 18.08 | 10.97 | 9.20 |
| C16:1 (Palmitoleic acid) | 6.29 | 2.65 | 2.05 | 1.28 | 0.89 | 0.54 |
| C18:0 (Stearic acid) | 4.83 | 3.63 | 7.95 | 3.60 | 4.49 | 5.99 |
| C18:1 ω-9 (Oleic acid) | 40.79 | 16.57 | 39.62 | 52.22 | 29.24 | 29.89 |
| C18:2 ω-6 (Linoleic acid) | 25.02 | 10.64 | 19.00 | 19.19 | 50.21 | 51.93 |
| C18:3 ω-3 (Alpha-linolenic acid) | 0.64 | 0.25 | 0.50 | 0.24 | 2.06 | 0.21 |
| Saturated FA | 25.69 | 67.75 | 36.70 | 25.86 | 16.32 | 16.10 |
| Monounsaturated FA | 47.49 | 20.29 | 40.42 | 53.84 | 30.47 | 30.70 |
| Polyunsaturated FA | 26.67 | 11.86 | 21.00 | 20.27 | 53.16 | 53.21 |
| Trans FA | 0.15 | 0.05 | 1.88 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 0.05 |
| Cis FA | 65.66 | 27.16 | 56.70 | 71.38 | 79.43 | 81.77 |
| ω-3 FA | 0.75 | 0.34 | 0.88 | 0.34 | 2.22 | 0.27 |
| ω-6 FA | 25.88 | 15.88 | 20.00 | 19.90 | 50.84 | 52.83 |
| ω-9 FA | 40.79 | 16.57 | 39.62 | 52.22 | 29.27 | 29.89 |
| ω6:ω3 | 34.55:1 | 46.29:1 | 22.76:1 | 59.10:1 | 2.91:1 | 197.60:1 |
| SFA:UFA | 0.35:1 | 2.11:1 | 0.60:1 | 0.35:1 | 0.20:1 | 0.19:1 |
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.
1)
Fatty acid data presented as a percentage of total fatty acids within composite tissue sample.