Table 8.
Fatty acid profile (Mean ± SD) of longissimus dorsi from steers and lambs fed hempseed cake, canola, or soybean meal.
| Steers | Lambs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatty acids (% Total FA) | HSC | SBM | HSC | CM |
| Total fat content (g/100g) | 10.6 ± 4.18 | 7.50 ± 2.14 | 3.70 ± 0.67 | 3.6 ± 0.67 |
| Palmitic acid | 28.3 ± 1.17 | 31.0 ± 2.65 | 23.0 ± 1.48 | 22.1 ± 1.48 |
| Stearic acid | 13.1 ± 0.71 | 12.8 ± 0.83 | 14.7 ± 1.24 | 13.8 ± 1.24 |
| Oleic acid | 44.9 ± 1.16 | 41.8 ± 2.78 | 37.4 ± 2.06 | 41.2 ± 2.06 |
| Linoleic acid | 1.20 ± 0.10 | 1.36 ± 0.48 | 4.49 ± 0.55 | 5.84 ± 0.55 |
| γ-linolenic | – | – | 0.04 ± 0.01 | 0.06 ± 0.01 |
| α-linolenic | 0.25 ± 0.03 | 0.21 ± 0.05 | 0.61 ± 0.09 | 0.78 ± 0.09 |
| Total saturated fatty acids | 44.6 ± 1.09 | 47.4 ± 3.46 | 41.3 ± 2.80 | 42.4 ± 2.80 |
| Total monounsaturated fatty acids | 51.4 ± 1.26 | 48.4 ± 2.75 | 48.2 ± 2.29 | 44.9 ± 2.29 |
| Total n-6 fatty acids | 1.52 ± 0.49 | 1.80 ± 0.70 | 5.79 ± 0.72 | 7.48 ± 0.72 |
| Total n-3 fatty acids | 0.37 ± 0.11 | 0.36 ± 0.15 | 1.26 ± 0.15 | 1.54 ± 0.15 |
| Total polyunsaturated fatty acids | 2.08 ± 0.56 | 2.28 ± 0.85 | 8.33 ± 0.85 | 10.59 ± 0.85 |