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.