Table 3. Least squares means and standard errors for saturated fatty acids compositions of Angus×CS, Wagyu×Chinese, and CS in longissimus dorsi and semitendinosus muscles.
Saturated fatty acids | Tissue | AS | WS | CS | p-values |
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C4:0 | LTL | 0.09±0.02 | 0.06±0.03 | 0.10±0.25 | |
SE | 0.05±0.02 | 0.06±0.03 | 0.09±0.03 | ||
C6:0 | LTL | 0.04±0.10b | 0.02±0.12b | 0.33±0.11a | * |
SE | 0.09±0.10 | 0.06±0.12 | 0.00±0.00 | ||
C8:0 | LTL | 0.02±0.03 | 0.05±0.04 | 0.09±0.04 | |
SE | 0.09±0.03 | 0.07±0.04 | 0.07±0.04 | ||
C10:0 | LTL | 0.06±0.02 | 0.05±0.03 | 0.10±0.03 | |
SE | 0.13±0.02 | 0.07±0.03 | 0.10±0.03 | ||
C11:0 | LTL | 0.04±0.01a | 0.03±0.01ab | 0.01±0.01b | ** |
SE | 0.01±0.01 | 0.02±0.01 | 0.01±0.01 | ||
C12:0 | LTL | 0.19±0.06b | 0.34±0.07a | 0.23±0.06ab | * |
SE | 0.10±0.06 | 0.09±0.07 | 0.12±0.07 | ||
C13:0 | LTL | 0.31±0.14 | 0.13±0.17 | 0.23±0.16 | |
SE | 0.83±0.14a | 0.44±0.18b | 0.65±0.17ab | * | |
C14:0 | LTL | 1.41±0.27b | 1.54±0.32ab | 2.17±0.30a | * |
SE | 1.74±0.27 | 1.56±0.35 | 1.91±0.32 | ||
C15:0 | LTL | 0.43±0.07ab | 0.55±0.08a | 0.33±0.08b | * |
SE | 0.50±0.07 | 0.45±0.09 | 0.55±0.08 | ||
C16:0 | LTL | 26.56±0.81 | 26.66±0.97 | 27.38±0.91 | |
SE | 23.66±0.81b | 25.53±1.05ab | 26.80±0.97a | ** | |
C17:0 | LTL | 0.72±0.24b | 1.64±0.29a | 0.97±0.27ab | ** |
SE | 1.21±0.24 | 1.26±0.31 | 1.27±0.28 | ||
C18:0 | LTL | 20.41±1.05 | 21.33±1.26 | 21.71±1.18 | |
SE | 0.00±0.00 | 0.00±0.00 | 0.00±0.00 | ||
C20:0 | LTL | 0.29±0.76 | 0.27±0.91 | 1.96±0.85 | |
SE | 1.33±0.76 | 0.28±0.96 | 0.00±0.00 | ||
C21:0 | LTL | 0.18±0.07 | 0.20±0.08 | 0.23±0.08 | |
SE | 0.36±0.07 | 0.33±0.09 | 0.22±0.08 | ||
C22:0 | LTL | 0.57±0.11 | 0.44±0.14 | 0.40±0.13 | |
SE | 0.30±0.11 | 0.31±0.14 | 0.37±0.14 | ||
C23:0 | LTL | 0.81±0.40 | 1.04±0.48 | 0.49±0.45 | |
SE | 1.72±0.40 | 1.69±0.52 | 1.81±0.48 | ||
C24:0 | LTL | 0.13±0.07ab | 0.40±0.09a | 0.07±0.08b | *** |
SE | 0.26±0.07 | 0.17±0.09 | 0.25±0.09 | ||
SFA | LTL | 52.26±1.63b | 54.77±1.95ab | 56.81±1.83a | * |
SE | 49.18±1.63 | 49.31±2.09 | 52.95±1.94 |
Values in the same line with different capital letter superscripts mean samples have significant difference. The same as below.
* p<0.1; ** p<0.05; *** p<0.01.
AS, Angus×Chinese Simmental; WS, Wagyu×Chinese; CS, Chinese Simmental; LTL, longissimus thoracis et lumborum; SE, semitendinosus muscles; SFA, saturated fatty acid.