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. 2021 Jan 15;10(1):165. doi: 10.3390/foods10010165

Table 2.

Individual fatty acids profile, expressed in relative percentage, of the muffins incorporated with the different extracts during the 8 days of storage time.

C14:0 C16:0 C16:1 C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 C18:3 C20:0 C20:1 C22:0 C24:0 SFA MUFA PUFA
Storage Time (ST) 0 Days 0.3 ± 0.2 10 ± 1 0.36 ± 0.09 5.0 ± 0.8 33 ± 4 50 ± 5 0.28 ± 0.06 0.4 ± 0.1 0.23 ± 0.04 0.9 ± 0.2 0.5 ± 0.3 17 ± 2 33 ± 4 50 ± 4
4 Days 0.16 ± 0.02 9.2 ± 0.8 0.32 ± 0.05 4 ± 1 33 ± 5 51 ± 5 0.24 ± 0.04 0.31 ± 0.03 0.20 ± 0.02 0.7 ± 0.1 0.30 ± 0.08 15 ± 2 34 ± 6 51 ± 5
8 Days 0.16 ± 0.04 10 ± 1 0.35 ± 0.08 5.2 ± 0.2 31 ± 1 51 ± 3 0.27 ± 0.03 0.33 ± 0.02 0.22 ± 0.01 0.70 ± 0.09 0.26 ± 0.05 16 ± 2 32 ± 1 52 ± 3
p-value (n = 3) Tukey test <0.001 0.001 0.001 <0.001 0.001 0.008 0.016 0.006 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 0.063
Type of Preservative (TP) Control 0.3 ± 0.2 10.3 ± 0.4 0.37 ± 0.01 5.3 ± 0.2 30.2 ± 0.4 51 ± 1 0.30 ± 0.02 0.32 ± 0.03 0.21 ± 0.01 0.7 ± 0.1 0.3 ± 0.1 17.3 ± 0.8 30.8 ± 0.3 51.9 ± 0.9
Potassium sorbate 2 0.2 ± 0.2 8.8 ± 0.7 0.28 ± 0.03 5.2 ± 0.1 30.3 ± 0.4 53.0 ± 0.7 0.24 ± 0.01 0.4 ± 0.2 0.23 ± 0.04 0.9 ± 0.4 0.5 ± 0.5 16.0 ± 0.8 30.8 ± 0.4 53.2 ± 0.8
Potassium sorbate 0.2 0.18 ± 0.04 11 ± 2 0.39 ± 0.09 5.3 ± 0.3 31 ± 1 50 ± 4 0.31 ± 0.05 0.33 ± 0.03 0.22 ± 0.01 0.82 ± 0.09 0.34 ± 0.08 17 ± 2 32 ± 2 50 ± 4
Rosemary 0.17 ± 0.03 10.0 ± 0.5 0.38 ± 0.02 5.1 ± 0.1 30.0 ± 0.2 52.4 ± 0.4 0.27 ± 0.02 0.32 ± 0.03 0.22 ± 0.02 0.7 ± 0.1 0.34 ± 0.08 16.7 ± 0.5 30.6 ± 0.6 52.6 ± 0.4
Rosemary Max 0.17 ± 0.02 10 ± 1 0.41 ± 0.07 4.7 ± 0.6 38 ± 6 44 ± 6 0.24 ± 0.03 0.31 ± 0.04 0.21 ± 0.03 0.74 ± 0.09 0.31 ± 0.05 17 ± 2 39 ± 6 45 ± 6
Lemon balm 0.2 ± 0.2 9.5 ± 0.7 0.29 ± 0.01 5.4 ± 0.3 29.8 ± 0.5 53 ± 1 0.29 ± 0.05 0.34 ± 0.04 0.24 ± 0.03 0.7 ± 0.1 0.28 ± 0.08 16 ± 1 30.4 ± 0.5 53 ± 1
Lemon balm Max 0.16 ± 0.03 9 ± 1 0.35 ± 0.06 4 ± 1 37 ± 5 47 ± 5 0.24 ± 0.03 0.31 ± 0.04 0.21 ± 0.02 0.70 ± 0.08 0.29 ± 0.05 16 ± 3 37 ± 5 48 ± 5
Oregano 0.15 ± 0.04 8.6 ± 0.6 0.23 ± 0.06 4.9 ± 0.1 30.3 ± 0.5 53.8 ± 0.5 0.26 ± 0.06 0.34 ± 0.02 0.21 ± 0.02 0.84 ± 0.08 0.35 ± 0.06 15.3 ± 0.8 30.7 ± 0.4 54.0 ± 0.5
Oregano Max 0.16 ± 0.04 10 ± 2 0.37 ± 0.08 4 ± 1 35 ± 2 49 ± 2 0.25 ± 0.05 0.31 ± 0.05 0.21 ± 0.03 0.70 ± 0.09 0.30 ± 0.06 15 ± 3 35 ± 2 50 ± 2
p-value (n = 9) Tukey test <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 0.028 0.004 <0.001 <0.001 0.002 <0.001 <0.001
ST×TP (n = 27) p-value <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 0.010 <0.001 <0.001 0.005 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001

The SD were calculated from results obtained in different conditions, and thus should not be considered as precision measurement but rather an interval of values. SFA—saturated fatty acids; MUFA—monounsaturated fatty acids; PUFA—polyunsaturated fatty acids.