Table 6.
Concentration of fatty acids in the breast meat of broilers (mg/100 g).
| Hemp Seed (g/kg) | 0 | 0 | 40 | 30 | 40 | 50 | SEM | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flaxseed (g/kg) | 0 | 60 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 60 | ||
| C 6:0 | 0.051 bc | 0.062 ab | 0.066 a | 0.066 a | 0.057 ab | 0.042 c | 0.0026 | 0.011 |
| C 8:0 | 0.175 ab | 0.246 a | 0.088 c | 0.092 c | 0.117 bc | 0.108 bc | 0.0163 | 0.007 |
| C 10:0 | 0.198 | 0.139 | 0.112 | 0.095 | 0.099 | 0.119 | 0.0116 | NS |
| C 12:0 | 0.768 | 0.762 | 0.769 | 0.737 | 0.591 | 0.545 | 0.0410 | NS |
| C 13:0 | 0.096 | 0.107 | 0.094 | 0.095 | 0.074 | 0.069 | 0.0066 | NS |
| C 14:0 | 6.92 | 4.93 | 6.10 | 6.97 | 4.58 | 5.86 | 0.310 | NS |
| C 14:1 n-5 | 1.698 a | 0.806 bc | 1.154 b | 0.818 bc | 0.575 c | 1.066 b | 0.1003 | 0.003 |
| C 15:0 | 1.452 | 1.054 | 1.293 | 1.358 | 0.972 | 0.980 | 0.0748 | NS |
| C 16:0 | 269 | 207 | 265 | 243 | 200 | 242 | 10.7 | NS |
| C 16:1 n-7 | 48.5 a | 26.4 cd | 40.3 ab | 32.3 bc | 17.6 d | 30.4 bc | 2.80 | 0.004 |
| C 17:0 | 1.66 | 1.55 | 1.91 | 1.96 | 1.42 | 1.50 | 0.103 | NS |
| C 18:0 | 95.8 | 88.0 | 105.1 | 93.4 | 87.9 | 96.8 | 3.62 | NS |
| C 18:1 n-9 | 445 a | 260 cd | 366 ab | 359 abc | 229 d | 320 bc | 21.0 | 0.010 |
| C 18:1 n-7 | 35.3 | 26.9 | 32.1 | 27.9 | 21.8 | 25.9 | 1.54 | NS |
| C 18:2 n-6 t | 0.181 a | 0.098 b | 0.167 a | 0.093 b | 0.107 b | 0.111 b | 0.0097 | 0.003 |
| C 18:2 n-6 | 231 | 177 | 261 | 243 | 196 | 211 | 10.7 | NS |
| C 18:3 n-6 | 4.17 | 3.54 | 5.10 | 5.18 | 4.33 | 4.20 | 0.217 | NS |
| C 18:3 n-3 | 63.6 | 53.8 | 59.4 | 63.9 | 77.5 | 68.9 | 3.3 | NS |
| C 18:2 (9,11) | 1.200 | 0.896 | 1.442 | 1.396 | 1.343 | 1.641 | 0.0820 | NS |
| C 18:2 (10,12) | 0.062 b | 0.056 b | 0.097 a | 0.054 b | 0.075 b | 0.051 b | 0.0048 | 0.011 |
| C 20:0 | 4.23 | 4.41 | 3.79 | 4.55 | 4.75 | 3.59 | 0.146 | NS |
| C 20:1 n-9 | 6.86 a | 3.74 cd | 6.05 ab | 5.07 bc | 3.26 d | 3.96 cd | 0.355 | 0.001 |
| C 20:2 n-6 | 5.65 b | 4.98 b | 7.48 a | 5.32 b | 6.29 ab | 5.57 b | 0.294 | NS |
| C 21:0 | 0.480 | 0.448 | 0.518 | 0.441 | 0.388 | 0.432 | 0.0184 | NS |
| C 20:3 n-6 | 6.48 b | 5.68 b | 8.68 a | 5.64 b | 6.88 b | 6.09 b | 0.326 | 0.035 |
| C 20:4 n-6 | 27.8 bc | 25.5 bcd | 35.4 a | 21.7 d | 30.3 ab | 22.4 cd | 1.43 | 0.019 |
| C 20:3 n-3 | 2.15 c | 4.36 b | 2.90 c | 4.33 bc | 6.20 a | 4.92 ab | 0.358 | <0.001 |
| C 20:4 n-3 | 0.666 bc | 0.900 a | 0.803 ab | 0.574 c | 0.904 a | 0.642 bc | 0.0414 | 0.050 |
| C 22:0 | 0.153 d | 0.225 cd | 0.344 b | 0.260 c | 0.422 ab | 0.448 a | 0.0280 | <0.001 |
| C 20:5 n-3 | 5.34 d | 12.11 a | 5.72 d | 9.25 c | 11.86 ab | 9.33 bc | 0.733 | 0.002 |
| C 22:1 n-9 | 0.264 b | 0.265 b | 0.511 a | 0.401 ab | 0.414 a | 0.394 ab | 0.0265 | 0.021 |
| C 23:0 | 0.154 bc | 0.140 c | 0.213 ab | 0.224 a | 0.153 bc | 0.111 c | 0.0119 | 0.012 |
| C 24:0 | 0.266 b | 0.163 c | 0.339 ab | 0.263 b | 0.419 a | 0.408 a | 0.0253 | 0.003 |
| C 22:5 n-3 | 11.3 c | 22.1 b | 14.1 c | 18.4 b | 26.5 a | 19.3 b | 1.33 | <0.001 |
| C 24:1 n-9 | 0.114 bc | 0.147 b | 0.100 c | 0.204 a | 0.119 bc | 0.090 c | 0.0107 | 0.003 |
| C 22:6 n-3 | 5.67 d | 12.91 abc | 10.43 bcd | 12.33 abc | 16.36 a | 10.38 cd | 0.960 | 0.013 |
| SFA | 381 | 309 | 386 | 353 | 302 | 353 | 14.6 | NS |
| MUFA | 538 a | 318 cd | 446 ab | 426 abc | 273 d | 382 bcd | 25.5 | 0.011 |
| PUFA | 365 | 324 | 413 | 392 | 385 | 365 | 15.3 | NS |
| n-3 | 88.7 c | 106.2 bc | 93.4 bc | 108.8 bc | 139.3 a | 113.4 ab | 5.80 | 0.011 |
| n-6 | 275 | 217 | 318 | 281 | 244 | 250 | 12.3 | NS |
| n-6/n-3 | 3.11 b | 2.03 d | 3.41 a | 2.58 c | 1.75 e | 2.21 d | 0.144 | <0.001 |
SEM = standard error of the mean; NS = not significant; SFA = saturated fatty acid, MUFA = monounsaturated fatty acid, PUFA = polyunsaturated fatty acid; a–d means in the same row with different superscripts differ significantly.