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. 2018 Oct 22;8:15591. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-33970-2

Table 2.

Fatty acid composition (mg/mL) of semi-skimmed UHT milk (ML) and semi-skimmed fermented UHT milk prepared with B. breve NCIMB 702258 upon 24 h incubation in the absence (FCRL) and presence of either 0.5 mg/mL of LA (FS1), α-LNA (FS2) or both substrates (1:1; FMX).

Fatty acid* ML FCRL FS1 FS2 FMX
C4 0.092 ± 0.001a 0.075 ± 0.006bc 0.067 ± 0.001d 0.071 ± 0.005cd 0.079 ± 0.000b
C6 0.108 ± 0.001a 0.087 ± 0.008bc 0.077 ± 0.000d 0.083 ± 0.005c 0.094 ± 0.000b
C8 0.100 ± 0.001a 0.084 ± 0.007bc 0.072 ± 0.002d 0.077 ± 0.006cd 0.086 ± 0.001b
C10 0.314 ± 0.002a 0.263 ± 0.025bc 0.229 ± 0.003d 0.242 ± 0.019cd 0.273 ± 0.002b
C12 0.433 ± 0.003a 0.362 ± 0.036bc 0.313 ± 0.007d 0.333 ± 0.028cd 0.372 ± 0.003b
C14 1.550 ± 0.008a 1.308 ± 0.131bc 1.128 ± 0.031d 1.197 ± 0.100cd 1.339 ± 0.006b
C15i 0.037 ± 0.001a 0.032 ± 0.003b 0.028 ± 0.000c 0.029 ± 0.003bc 0.032 ± 0.001b
C14:1 c9 0.131 ± 0.003a 0.110 ± 0.011b 0.096 ± 0.002c 0.102 ± 0.010bc 0.112 ± 0.001b
C15ai 0.081 ± 0.001a 0.069 ± 0.008bc 0.058 ± 0.002d 0.063 ± 0.006cd 0.072 ± 0.001b
C15 0.155 ± 0.001a 0.132 ± 0.012bc 0.113 ± 0.003d 0.121 ± 0.012cd 0.135 ± 0.001b
C16i 0.043 ± 0.000a 0.037 ± 0.004b 0.032 ± 0.003c 0.034 ± 0.004bc 0.037 ± 0.000b
C16 4.263 ± 0.026a 3.619 ± 0.357bc 3.125 ± 0.083d 3.314 ± 0.284cd 3.720 ± 0.016b
C16:1 c9 0.197 ± 0.003a 0.166 ± 0.017bc 0.143 ± 0.005d 0.154 ± 0.014cd 0.173 ± 0.002b
C17i 0.053 ± 0.001a 0.045 ± 0.004bc 0.038 ± 0.003d 0.041 ± 0.005cd 0.047 ± 0.001b
C17ai 0.089 ± 0.003a 0.076 ± 0.009bc 0.066 ± 0.003d 0.069 ± 0.007cd 0.080 ± 0.000b
C17 0.281 ± 0.008a 0.261 ± 0.023abc 0.252 ± 0.011c 0.254 ± 0.014bc 0.267 ± 0.003b
C17:1 c10 0.035 ± 0.002a 0.029 ± 0.003bc 0.024 ± 0.000d 0.028 ± 0.002c 0.031 ± 0.000b
C18 1.420 ± 0.009a 1.202 ± 0.121bc 1.038 ± 0.029d 1.102 ± 0.089cd 1.235 ± 0.002b
C18:1 t4 0.005 ± 0.000a 0.005 ± 0.001a 0.003 ± 0.000b 0.004 ± 0.001ab 0.005 ± 0.001a
C18:1 t5 0.007 ± 0.001a 0.005 ± 0.001b 0.006 ± 0.000ab 0.005 ± 0.001b 0.007 ± 0.001a
C18:1 t6-t9 0.076 ± 0.001a 0.070 ± 0.009ab 0.064 ± 0.003b 0.063 ± 0.005b 0.076 ± 0.001a
C18:1 t10 0.056 ± 0.001a 0.050 ± 0.007bc 0.045 ± 0.003c 0.046 ± 0.004c 0.053 ± 0.001b
C18:1 t11 0.213 ± 0.002a 0.181 ± 0.020bc 0.160 ± 0.003d 0.165 ± 0.014cd 0.188 ± 0.000b
C18:1 t12 0.053 ± 0.001a 0.045 ± 0.007bc 0.040 ± 0.002c 0.042 ± 0.002c 0.050 ± 0.001b
C18:1 c9 2.761 ± 0.021a 2.321 ± 0.233c 2.088 ± 0.060c 2.228 ± 0.193c 2.591 ± 0.001b
C18:1 t15 0.029 ± 0.001a 0.027 ± 0.005ab 0.026 ± 0.000b 0.025 ± 0.001b 0.029 ± 0.002a
C18:1 c11 0.082 ± 0.003a 0.068 ± 0.009c 0.064 ± 0.002c 0.067 ± 0.007c 0.078 ± 0.003b
C18:2 c9,c12 0.220 ± 0.001c 0.180 ± 0.019d 0.431 ± 0.015b 0.173 ± 0.011d 0.527 ± 0.003a
C18:2 c9,c15 0.025 ± 0.002a 0.020 ± 0.003b 0.018 ± 0.002b 0.019 ± 0.001b 0.020 ± 0.001b
C18:3 c6,c9,c12 0.008 ± 0.000 0.007 ± 0.001 0.007 ± 0.002 0.007 ± 0.001 0.007 ± 0.001
C18:3 c9,c12,c15 0.054 ± 0.002c 0.043 ± 0.005d 0.038 ± 0.001d 0.241 ± 0.017b 0.353 ± 0.006a
C18:2 c9,t11 0.083 ± 0.003a 0.062 ± 0.001c 0.073 ± 0.005b 0.067 ± 0.008bc 0.087 ± 0.005a
C18:2 t10,c12 0.004 ± 0.001c 0.004 ± 0.001c 0.005 ± 0.000bc 0.006 ± 0.001b 0.011 ± 0.002a
C18:2 CLA cc1 0.016 ± 0.001a 0.013 ± 0.002bc 0.011 ± 0.001c 0.012 ± 0.001bc 0.013 ± 0.000b
C18:2 CLA cc2 0.002 ± 0.000b 0.003 ± 0.000a 0.002 ± 0.000b 0.003 ± 0.001ab 0.003 ± 0.000a
C18:2 CLA t,t 0.013 ± 0.000b 0.010 ± 0.001c 0.014 ± 0.001b 0.012 ± 0.002bc 0.020 ± 0.000a
C18:3 c9,t11,c15 0.004 ± 0.000c 0.003 ± 0.000d 0.004 ± 0.001cd 0.106 ± 0.006a 0.054 ± 0.004b
C18:3 t9,t11,c15 0.002 ± 0.000c 0.003 ± 0.001bc 0.003 ± 0.000b 0.009 ± 0.004a 0.008 ± 0.000a
Σ CLA 0.117 ± 0.004b 0.091 ± 0.006e 0.105 ± 0.007cd 0.100 ± 0.012d 0.134 ± 0.006a
Σ CLNA 0.007 ± 0.001c 0.006 ± 0.001c 0.007 ± 0.001c 0.115 ± 0.009a 0.062 ± 0.004b
Σ SFA 9.022 ± 0.066a 7.652 ± 0.753bc 6.635 ± 0.180d 7.032 ± 0.585cd 7.867 ± 0.028b
Σ MUFA 3.645 ± 0.037a 3.076 ± 0.322bc 2.759 ± 0.081c 2.928 ± 0.250c 3.394 ± 0.007b
Σ PUFA 0.430 ± 0.003c 0.347 ± 0.035d 0.606 ± 0.024b 0.655 ± 0.052b 1.103 ± 0.020a
Σ FA 13.097 ± 0.106a 11.074 ± 1.110c 10.000 ± 0.286c 10.615 ± 0.887c 12.364 ± 0.002b

*Average value ± standard deviation (n = 3).

a,b,c,d,eDifferent superscript letters within a row for significant differences (p < 0.05).

c = cis double bound; t = trans double bound; ∑ = total; CLA = conjugated linoleic acid; CLNA = conjugated linolenic acid; SFA = saturated fatty acids; MUFA = monounsaturated fatty acids; PUFA = polyunsaturated fatty acids; FA = fatty acids.

ML: commercial skimmed milk, FCRL: fermented milk by B. breve NCIMB 702258; FS1: fermented milk with LA added; FS2: fermented milk with α-LNA added; FS3: fermented milk with LA and α-LNA added.