Table 2. Fatty acid composition (%) of dry-cured ham from Berkshire and LYD

Breed
Berkshire LYD
C10:0 0.12 ± 0.09 0.10 ± 0.07
C12:0 0.10 ± 0.03 0.09 ± 0.03
C14:0 1.39 ± 0.33 1.18 ± 0.23
C16:0 23.24 ± 2.73 21.36 ± 2.39
C16:1 4.05 ± 0.03a 2.27 ± 0.01b
C18:0 10.17 ± 0.09b 10.39 ± 0.06a
C18:1t 0.31 ± 0.00a 0.15 ± 0.02b
C18:1 44.11 ± 0.17a 43.80 ± 0.04b
C18:2 11.31 ± 1.43 12.51 ± 1.78
C18:3 0.66 ± 0.63 1.10 ± 0.69
C20:2 0.37 ± 0.39 0.50 ± 0.31
C20:3 0.26 ± 0.37 0.40 ± 0.31
C20:4 1.55 ± 1.32 2.66 ± 1.43
C24:1 0.29 ± 0.18 0.41 ± 0.17
SFA 35.03 ± 2.23 33.11 ± 3.02
UFA 62.89 ± 1.33 63.81 ± 1.51
MUFA 48.76 ± 0.19a 46.64 ± 0.03b
PUFA 14.13 ± 4.03 17.17 ± 3.75
UFA/SFA 1.80 ± 0.19 1.93 ± 0.18
n-6/n-3 17.27 ± 0.11a 11.31 ± 0.19b
All values are mean ± standard deviation (n=10)
Means with different letters within a same row differ significantly, (p < 0.05).
LYD, Landrace × Yorkshire × Duroc; SFA, saturated fatty acids; UFA, unsaturated fatty acids; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acids; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acids.