Table 6.
The effect of inclusion of safflower oil and vitamin C in the broiler chicken diet on the fatty acid composition of the breast muscle (% of total fatty acids)
| Item | Vitamin C level (mg/kg diet) | Safflower oil level (gm/kg diet) | Vitamin C × Safflower oil | SEM | P-value | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 400 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0Vit.C+ 0Saff. Oil | 0Vit.C + 5 Saff. Oil | 0Vit.C+ 10 Saff. Oil | 400Vit.C+ 0Saff. Oil |
400Vit.C+ 5 Saff. Oil |
400Vit.C+ 10Saff. Oil |
Vit. C | Saff. oil | Vit. C x Saff. oil | ||
| C14:0 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.01 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.79 |
| C16:0 | 2.60 | 2.64 | 2.51 | 2.66 | 2.69 | 2.48 | 2.65 | 2.68 | 2.54 | 2.66 | 2.70 | 0.20 | 0.84 | 0.64 | 0.97 |
| C16:1 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.05 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.04 | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.06 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 0.04 | 0.74 | 0.45 | 0.89 |
| C18:0 | 1.17 | 1.21 | 1.11b | 1.22a | 1.23a | 1.08 | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.15 | 1.22 | 1.25 | 0.04 | 0.29 | 0.01 | 0.07 |
| C18:1 | 5.06 | 5.17 | 5.09 | 5.11 | 5.14 | 5.00 | 5.07 | 5.09 | 5.18 | 5.15 | 5.18 | 0.25 | 0.49 | 0.97 | 0.99 |
| C18:2 | 2.02 | 2.06 | 1.96b | 2.07a | 2.08a | 1.93 | 2.06 | 2.06 | 2.00 | 2.07 | 2.10 | 0.04 | 0.29 | 0.01 | 0.07 |
| C18:3 | 0.16 | 0.24 | 0.12 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.06 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.18 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.08 |
| C20:4 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.02 | 0.36 | 0.52 | 0.82 |
| SFA | 4.13 | 4.18 | 4.08b | 4.18a | 4.20a | 4.04 | 4.17 | 4.18 | 4.12 | 4.20 | 4.21 | 0.04 | 0.23 | 0.01 | 0.08 |
| MUFA | 6.23 | 6.39 | 6.18 | 6.35 | 6.41 | 6.10 | 6.27 | 6.32 | 6.26 | 6.42 | 6.49 | 0.25 | 0.46 | 0.66 | 0.94 |
| PUFA | 2.16 | 2.25 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.50 | 2.05 | 2.19 | 2.25 | 2.16 | 2.28 | 2.31 | 0.23 | 0.67 | 0.78 | 0.98 |
| ω-3 | 0.13 | 0.19 | 0.09b | 0.18a | 0.21a | 0.04b | 0.15ab | 0.18a | 0.13ab | 0.20a | 0.24a | 0.02a | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.006 |
| ω-6 | 2.04 | 2.06 | 2.02 | 2.06 | 2.07 | 2.01 | 2.03 | 2.07 | 2.03 | 2.08 | 2.07 | 0.22 | 0.91 | 0.97 | 1.00 |
| ω-3/ ω-6 | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.04b | 0.09ab | 0.11a | 0.02 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.01 | 0.22 | 0.01 | 0.07 |
| S/U | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.02 | 0.69 | 0.91 | 0.99 |
a, b Means within the same row carrying different superscripts are significantly different at (P < 0.05)
Myristic acid(C14:0), Palmitic acid (C16:0), Palmitoleic acid (C16:1), Stearic acid (C18:0), Vaccenic acid(C18:1), Linoleic acid (C18:2), α-Linolenic acid (C18:3), Arachidonic acid (C20:4), SFA saturated fatty acids, MUFA monounsaturated fatty acids, PUFA polyunsaturated fatty acids, ω-3:Omega− 3 fatty acids, ω-6:Omega− 6 fatty acids, S/U saturated/unsaturated fatty acids, MDA malondialdehyde