Table 3.
Fatty acid composition of beef and bison steaks and roasts
| Fatty Acid | Steaks | Roast | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| beef Weight % | bison Weight % | beef Weight % | Bison Weight % | |
| 14:0 | 2.28±0.63* | 1.11± 0.11 | 2.26±0.90* | 1.08±0.08 |
| 14:1 | 0.19±0.07 | 0.14±0.03 | 0.37±0.08* | 0.17 ±0.04 |
| 15:0 | 0.43±0.12 | 0.31±0.05 | 0.39±0.10 | 0.35±0.07 |
| 15:1 | 0.11±0.03* | 0.16±0.01 | 0.11±0.06 | 0.19±0.03 |
| 16:0 | 24.33±1.41* | 16.99±0.65 | 22.48±3.60* | 16.31±1.15 |
| 16:1 | 2.46±0.28* | 1.62±0.22 | 2.57 ± 0.73 | 2.02±0.39 |
| 17:0 | 1.50±0.27* | 1.16±0.12 | 1.19±0.28 | 1.27±0.14 |
| 17:1 | 0.92±0.14* | 0.64±0.10 | 0.80±0.28 | 0.78±0.14 |
| 18:0 | 16.27±1.47* | 19.74±0.58 | 14.74±2.98 | 19.40±2.60 |
| 18:1t9 | 0.39±0.23 | 0.33±0.20 | 0.38±0.25* | 0.79±0.09 |
| 18:1t10 | 0.37±0.13 | 0.58±0.37 | 1.52±2.00 | 0.74±0.16 |
| 18:1t11 | 2.41±2.44 | 1.20±0.65 | 2.856±1.70* | 0.75±0.20 |
| 18:1t12 | 0.15±0.08 | 0.18±0.02 | 0.544±0.38 | 0.41±0.07 |
| 18:1t13 | 0.23±0.13 | 0.25±0.08 | 0.30±0.30 | 0.68±0.14 |
| 18:1c9 | 39.11±5.14 | 35.41±2.81 | 38.07±4.49 | 35.87±3.77 |
| 18:1c11 | 1.53±0.45 | 1.83±0.07 | 1.64±0.44 | 1.98±0.22 |
| 18:1c12 | 0.22±0.05 | 0.20±0.04 | 0.32±0.08* | 0.43±0.02 |
| 18:2n6 | 3.35±0.54* | 11.72±1.51 | 5.19±1.24* | 10.15±1.62 |
| 18:3n3 | 0.18±0.09* | 0.61±0.29 | 0.25±0.08* | 0.49±0.02 |
| CLAc9t11 | 0.36±0.10 | 0.48±0.09 | 0.54±0.28 | 0.25±0.02 |
| 20:4n6 | 0.86±0.36* | 3.52±0.62 | 1.05±0.30* | 3.57±1.14 |
| 20:5n3 | 0.07±0.07* | 0.51±0.34 | 0.11±0.10 | 0.22±0.06 |
| 22:6n3 | 0.02±0.01* | 0.16±0.07 | 0.03±0.01* | 0.14±0.03 |
Weight percentage for fatty acids expressed as mg of fatty acid per 100 mg of total fatty acid. Data expressed as Means ± SD (n=5).
*
Significantly different than bison meat.