Table 5.
Impact of lavender essential oil on the breast muscle’s chemical and fatty acid composition.
| Parameters | Lavender Essential Oil, mg/kg | SEM | p-Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 200 | 400 | 600 | Linear | Quadratic | ||
| Dry matter % | 71.02 | 72.13 | 73.68 | 74.24 | 0.53 | 0.28 | 0.37 |
| Crude protein% | 66.27 | 66.25 | 66.1 | 65.7 | 1.40 | 0.55 | 0.58 |
| Fat % | 5.92 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 0.30 | 0.76 | 0.64 |
| Ash % | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.26 | 4.7 | 0.38 | 0.46 | 0.73 |
| ALA % | 0.02 b | 0.06 a | 0.06 a | 0.07 a | 0.007 | <0.01 | 0.05 |
| EPA % | 0.02 b | 0.04 a | 0.04 a | 0.05 a | 0.004 | <0.01 | 0.06 |
| DPA % | 0.01 b | 0.04 a | 0.05 a | 0.05 a | 0.005 | <0.01 | 0.05 |
| DHA % | 0.01 b | 0.03 a | 0.03 a | 0.03 a | 0.003 | <0.01 | 0.02 |
| LA % | 0.79 b | 0.83 ab | 0.85 ab | 0.88 a | 0.01 | <0.01 | 0.81 |
| AA % | 1.19 b | 1.23 ab | 1.26 ab | 1.29 a | 0.01 | <0.01 | 0.75 |
| n-3 (%) | 0.06 b | 0.18 a | 0.19 a | 0.21 a | 0.01 | <0.01 | 0.03 |
| n-6 (%) | 1.98 b | 2.06 ab | 2.15 a | 2.16 a | 0.02 | <0.01 | 0.08 |
| n-3: n-6 ratio | 0.03 b | 0.08 a | 0.091 a | 0.097 a | 0.008 | <0.01 | 0.03 |
a, b Means within the same row carrying different superscripts are significantly different (p < 0.05). ALA: alpha-linolenic acid (18:3 n − 3), EPA: eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5 n − 3), DPA: docosapentaenoic acid (22:5 n − 3), DHA: docosahexaenoic acid (22:6 n − 3), LA: linoleic acid (18:2 n − 6), AA: arachidonic acid (20:4 n − 6), n − 3 (% of total fatty acids): omega-3 PUFA, n − 6 (% of total fatty acids): omega-6 PUFA.