Table 6. Content of fatty acids in mg/100 g of edible part of eggs (n=5 per group).
Fatty acid | 1Feeding treatments/Statistical parameter (x̄) | P value | ||
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C | E1 | E2 | ||
Myristic (C14:0) | 15.87±1.19 | 17.41±2.05 | 16.41±1.99 | 0.414 |
Pentadecanoic (C15:0) | 2.41±2.20ab | 0.00±0.00b | 4.97±2.78a | 0.008 |
Palmitic (C16:0) | 1488.69±26.32 | 1413.97±55.77 | 1481.60±70.34 | 0.092 |
Heptadecanoic (C17:0) | 16.87±0.63 | 16.68±1.88 | 19.21±2.88 | 0.132 |
Stearic (C18:0) | 683.91±36.33a | 622.25±15.07b | 604.32±23.67b | <0.001 |
Heneicosanoic (C21:0) | 14.41±3.35a | 11.29±1.23b | 12.22±1.51b | 0.002 |
∑SFA | 2225.17±48.17a | 2081.61±56.07b | 2138.73±65.48b | 0.006 |
Palmitoleic (C16:1) | 86.96±4.64 | 96.07±8.38 | 97.87±22.04 | 0.436 |
cis-10-heptadecenoic (C17:1) | 8.33±0.57 | 8.15±4.98 | 6.27±6.12 | 0.737 |
Oleic (C18:1 cis 9) | 2477.71±112.86b | 2767.43±70.66a | 2585.46±71.36b | <0.001 |
Elaidic (C18:1 trans 9) | 85.55±22.21 | 106.14±1.81 | 96.00±19.07 | 0.199 |
Cis-11-eicosenoic (C20:1) | 13.73±1.57 | 13.81±0.94 | 12.79±0.96 | 0.358 |
∑MUFA | 2672.31±101.83b | 2991.62±77.91a | 2798.41±103.97b | <0.001 |
Linoleic (C18:2 n-6) | 1624.13±136.04a | 1321.01±99.22b | 1441.68±107.49b | 0.004 |
γ-linolenic (18:3 n-6) | 8.49±0.59a | 1.79±4.01b | 8.23±1.49b | <0.001 |
Eicosadienoic (C20:2 n-6) | 12.24±0.23 | 9.07±5.30 | 12.72±2.85 | 0.237 |
Arachidonic (20:4 n-6) | 137.80±5.05a | 102.43±8.27b | 112.27±16.63b | <0.001 |
∑n-6 PUFA | 1782.67±140.09b | 1434.30±108.38b | 1574.92±125.77b | 0.003 |
α-linolenic (C18:3 n-3) | 71.73±10.03b | 177.33±17.65a | 161.00±18.92a | <0.001 |
Eicosapentaenoic (C20:5 n-3) | 5.70±0.44 | 10.37±1.04 | 7.88±4.54 | 0.054 |
Docosahexaenoic (C22:6 n-3) | 89.90±4.42c | 152.25±12.11b | 166.55±9.19a | <0.001 |
∑n-3 PUFA | 167.33±10.72b | 339.96±25.48a | 335.43±18.70a | <0.001 |
n-6/n-3 PUFA | 10.65±0.52a | 4.23±0.38b | 4.72±0.60b | <0.001 |
C, control, 5% soybean oil; E1, 0.5% fish oil + 0.5% microalgae; E2, 0.75% fish oil + 0.75% microalgae