Table 8
Effects of capsicum oleoresin, carvacrol, cinnamaldehyde and their mixtures added to broilers’ mixed feed on the composition of fatty acids in the breast meat (x ± SEM)

Treatment Groups
Fatty acids of breast meat1ControlCAPCARCINCAP+CAR+CINP
C12:0 Lauric0.05 ± 0.030.22 ± 0.180.15 ± 0.110.03 ± 0.030.31 ± 0.150.291
C14:0 Myristic0.28 ± 0.080.72 ± 0.360.64 ± 0.180.21 ± 0.100.39 ± 0.040.121
C16:0 Palmitic18.65 ± 0.5713.20 ± 6.2218.36 ± 0.1717.69 ± 0.7117.50 ± 0.570.312
C16:1Palmitoleic1.82 ± 0.271.61 ± 0.263.27 ± 0.931.89 ± 0.381.85 ± 0.270.254
C17:0 Margaric0.53 ± 0.040.27 ± 0.140.48 ± 0.130.53 ± 0.460.42 ± 0.120.973
C17:1 Heptadecenoic0.00 ± 0.000.10 ± 0.10.05 ± 0.050.91 ± 0.910.40 ± 0.320.662
C18:0 Stearic6.78 ± 0.297.24 ± 0.606.32 ± 0.225.65 ± 0.635.86 ± 0.450.191
C18:1n-9 Oleic30.09 ± 0.0028.22 ± 0.2630.27 ± 1.2129.07 ± 0.9828.78 ± 0.670.582
C18:3n-6 Linoleic37.26 ± 1.17a37.38 ± 1.05a34.86 ± 0.76ab37.93 ± 0.90a33.07 ± 1.68b0.030
C18:3n-6 Translinoleic0.00 ± 0.000.15 ± 0.150.07 ± 0.030.09 ± 0.090.01 ± 0.010.560
C20:0 Arachidonic1.25 ± 0.660.04 ± 0.040.55 ± 0.391.19 ± 0.530.34 ± 0.300.402
C20:1 Eicosanoid0.06 ± 0.06b0.12 ± 0.1b0.15 ± 0.1b0.01 ± 0.00b0.87 ± 0.34a0.006
C20:1n-9 Linolenic0.90 ± 0.552.25 ± 0.251.80 ± 0.360.95 ± 0.451.61 ± 0.420.263
C20:1n-9 Translinolenic0.31 ± 0.100.26 ± 0.150.14 ± 0.070.14 ± 0.070.38 ± 0.260.641
C20:5n-3 EPA0.00 ± 0.00b0.00 ± 0.00b0.01 ± 0.01b0.03 ± 0.01b0.78 ± 0.41a0.030
C20:6n-3 DHA0.58 ± 0.220.15 ± 0.10.05 ± 0.050.08 ± 0.051.07 ± 0.610.050
C22:0 Behenic1.58 ± 0.171.73 ± 0.130.14 ± 0.272.67 ± 0.992.02 ± 0.130.352
C22:5n-3 DPA0.00 ± 0.000.00 ± 0.000.12 ± 0.070.00 ± 0.000.09 ± 0.090.701
C24:0 Lignoseric0.48 ± 0.32b0.41 ± 0.21b0.42 ± 0.22b0.12 ± 0.08b1.36 ± 0.17a0.005
C24:1n-9 Nervonic0.47 ± 0.390.11 ± 0.070.22 ± 0.180.23 ± 0.360.93 ± 0.360.330
∑SFA29.60 ± 1.2130.82 ± 0.7928.07 ± 0.7328.10 ± 0.7628.13 ± 0.700.331
∑UFA69.73 ± 1.1570.06 ± 1.6170.94 ± 0.5671.10 ± 1.0169.21 ± 1.840.758
∑MUFA31.14 ± 0.45bc30.15 ± 0.48c33.97 ± 0.69a32.11 ± 0.54abc32.08 ± 0.60ab0.005
∑PUFA37.29 ± 1.7839.90 ± 1.1736.97 ± 0.7338.99 ± 1.0236.41 ± 1.940.455
∑n-31.96 ± 0.37b2.53 ± 0.13ab2.53 ± 0.23ab1.90 ± 0.35b3.67 ± 0.59a0.039
∑n-637.45 ± 0.2737.38 ± 1.0535.57 ± 0.3537.93 ± 0.9035.14 ± 1.790.257
∑n-930.56 ± 1.1528.33 ± 0.2730.50 ± 1.0529.31 ± 0.9529.68 ± 0.640.581