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. 2021 Nov 10;11(11):3213. doi: 10.3390/ani11113213

Table 2.

Fatty acids composition of the experimental diets.

Fatty Acid (g/100g Fat) Formula PC0 PC5 PC10 SEM p-Value
Saturated fatty acid
Miristic acid C14:0 0.32 b 0.56 a 0.58 a 0.041 0.002
Pentadecylic acid C15:0 0.08 b 0.13 a 0.14 a 0.010 0.034
Palmitic acid C16:0 15.55 19.78 18.27 0.886 0.139
Heptadecanoic acid C17:0 0.18 b 0.26 a 0.26 a 0.015 0.044
Stearic acid C18:0 3.30 b 5.08 a 4.90 a 0.284 0.003
Arachidic acid C20:0 0.87 0.90 0.85 0.040 0.888
Heneicosylic acid C21:0 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.003 0.606
Behenic acid C22:0 0.62 a 0.50 ab 0.43 b 0.033 0.026
Tricosylic acid C23:0 0.24 0.22 0.28 0.014 0.333
Lignoceric acid C24:0 1.04 0.81 0.77 0.183 0.070
Monounsaturated fatty acid
Pentadecanoic acid C15:1 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.002 0.202
Palmitoleic acid C16:1 (cis-9) 0.54 b 0.76 a 0.79 a 0.043 0.015
Heptadecanoic acid C17:1 0.05 0.06 0.06 0.003 0.653
Oleic acid C18:1 (cis-9) 40.58 34.87 31.35 1.968 0.155
Gondoic acid C20:1 0.42 0.38 0.37 0.019 0.571
Erucic acid C22:1 0.03 0.02 0.03 0.007 0.520
Nervonic acid C24:1 0.11 0.15 0.14 0.009 0.123
Polyunsaturated acid
Linoleic acid C18:2 (cis-9,12) 32.39 27.49 27.69 1.601 0.406
Eicosadienoic acid C20:2 (cis-11,14) 0.40 0.56 0.44 0.072 0.671
Docosadienoic acid C22:2 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.002 0.856
γ-linolenic acid C18:3 (cis-6,9,12) 0.03 c 0.05 b 0.08 a 0.007 0.000
α-linolenic acid C18:3 (cis-9,12,15) 1.27 c 5.73 b 10.61 a 1.191 0.000
Dihomo-γ-linolenic acid C20:3 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.003 0.438
Docosapentaenoic acid C20:5 0.34 0.27 0.35 0.019 0.136
Docosahexaenoic acid C22:6 1.20 0.92 1.20 0.701 0.167
ΣSFA 22.26 28.33 26.54 1.268 0.132
ΣMUFA 41.74 36.26 32.78 1.996 0.187
ΣPUFA 35.30 34.53 40.02 1.957 0.507
ΣMUFA/ΣSFA 1.87 a 1.27 b 1.23 b 0.088 0.000
ΣPUFA/ΣSFA 1.58 a 1.20 b 1.51 a 0.053 0.000
C18:2 n6/C18:3 n3 25.56 a 4.81 b 2.61 c 3.118 0.000
n6/n3 11.58 a 4.01 b 2.29 c 1.219 0.000

Different superscripts (a, b and c) in the same row indicate a significant difference (p < 0.05). PC0, control; PC5, 5% perilla cake supplementation; PC10, 10% perilla cake supplementation; SEM, standard error of mean; SFA, saturated fatty acid; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acid; PUFA, polyunsaturated.