Table 3. Fatty acids composition of longissimus dorsi muscle of Hanwoo steers by boiled feed

Items Control (%) Boiled feed (%) p-value
Myristic acid (c14:0) 2.86 ± 0.08 3.01 ± 0.09 0.249
Palmitic acid (c16:0) 27.61 ± 0.12 26.86 ± 0.31 0.090
Palmitoleic acid (c16:ln7) 3.60 ± 0.30b 4.47 ± 0.21a 0.031
Stearic acid (c18:0) 13.04 ± 0.70a 11.15 ± 0.32b 0.015
Oleic acid (c18:ln9) 49.93 ± 0.57b 52.11 ± 0.46a 0.011
Vaccenic acid (c18:ln7) ND ND -
Linoleic acid (c18:2n6) 2.11 ± 0.17a 1.64 ± 0.11b 0.030
γ-Linolenic acid (c18:3n6) 0.04 ± 0.00 0.05 ± 0.00 0.810
Linolenic acid (c18:3n3) 0.07 ± 0.01 0.07 ± 0.01 0.582
Eicosenoic acid (c20:ln9) 0.63 ± 0.04a 0.51 ± 0.02b 0.011
Arachidonic acid (c20:4n6) 0.11 ± 0.01b 0.14 ± 0.01a 0.042
Saturated fatty acids (SFA) 43.5 ± 0.69a 41.0 ± 0.51b 0.011
Unsaturated fatty acids (UFA) 56.5 ± 0.69b 59.0 ± 0.51a 0.011
Monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA) 54.2 ± 0.85b 57.1 ± 0.52a 0.008
Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) 2.33 ± 0.18a 1.89 ± 0.12b 0.052
n3 0.07 ± 0.01 0.07 ± 0.01 0.582
n6 2.26 ± 0.18a 1.83 ± 0.11b 0.047
MUFA/SFA 1.25 ± 0.04b 1.40 ± 0.03a 0.011
PUFA/SFA 0.05 ± 0.00 0.05 ± 0.00 0.144
Means ± SEM.
Each sample repeated 3 times with triple.
Means with different superscripts in the same row differ significantly (p < 0.05).
ND, not detected.