Table 4. Fatty acid composition (%) of pork loins with no (CON) or 24 h lairage (LRG)

Variables CON LRG SEM1)
C10:0 0.13 0.12 0.003
C12:0 0.11 0.11 0.002
C14:0 1.55 1.47 0.330
C16:0 24.91 24.32 0.228
C16:1 3.31 3.33 0.092
C18:0 12.07 11.63 0.218
C18:1 42.99 43.94 0.604
C18:2 9.69 9.61 0.395
C18:3 0.70 0.70 0.020
C20:2 0.32 0.31 0.009
C20:3 0.25 0.25 0.016
C20:4 1.84 1.92 0.164
C20:5 0.04 0.05 0.003
C22:6 0.04 0.04 0.003
C24:1 0.32 0.35 0.026
Total 98.26 98.14 0.193
SFA 38.76 37.65 0.394
UFA 59.49Y 60.49X 0.339
MUFA 46.62 47.62 0.626
PUFA 12.88 12.87 0.550
UFA/SFA 1.54Y 1.61X 0.025
n-6/n-3 11.50 11.45 0.481
n-6 11.84 11.84 0.542
n-3 1.03 1.03 0.021
AI 0.53X 0.50Y 0.008
TI 1.19X 1.14Y 0.018
P/S 0.33 0.34 0.017
Values are presented as n = 30.
Different letters within the same row indicate significant difference (p < 0.05).
SFA, saturated fatty acid; UFA, unsaturated fatty acid; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acid; PUFA; polyunsaturated fatty acid; AI, atherogenic index; TI, thrombogenicity index; P/S, ratio of PUFA to SFA.