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. 2019 Apr 30;39(2):255–265. doi: 10.5851/kosfa.2019.e20

Table 5. Fatty acid composition of Mozzarella cheese from Jersey and Holstein milk.

Jersey1) Holstein2)
C14:0 (Myristic acid) 14.35±0.03a 13.20±0.12b
C16:0 (Palmitic acid) 43.88±0.25a 41.00±0.02b
C16:1n7 (Palmitoleic acid) 1.63±0.05b 2.06±0.04a
C18:0 (Stearic acid) 15.04±0.13a 13.05±0.17b
C18:1n9 (Oleic acid) 22.14±0.37b 27.47±0.06a
C18:2n6 (Linoleic acid) 2.11±0.03a 2.19±0.06a
C18:3n6 (γ-Linoleic acid) 0.11±0.02a 0.11±0.01a
C18:3n3 (Linolenic acid) 0.28±0.01a 0.31±0.00a
C20:1n9 (Eicosenoic acid) 0.34±0.01b 0.47±0.01a
C20:4n6 (Arachidonic acid) 0.15±0.04a 0.17±0.01a
SFA 73.26±0.42a 67.24±0.07b
USFA 26.75±0.42b 32.76±0.07a
MUFA 24.11±0.40b 29.99±0.00a
PUFA 2.64±0.02a 2.77±0.07a

Data are mean±SD values.

1)

Mozzarella cheese made with milk from Jersey.

2)

Mozzarella cheese made with milk from Holstein.

a,b

Means with different superscripts in the same column are significantly different (p<0.05).

SFA, saturated fatty acid; USFA, unsaturated fatty acid; MUFA, mono unsaturated fatty acid; PUFA, poly unsaturated fatty acid.