Table 2. Fatty acid profiles of experimental diets

Item Treatment1) SEM p-value
CON PF VE MIX
Total FA (mg/g) 18.1b 21.5a 18.6b 22.3a 0.385 < 0.001
 C14:0 (% of total FA) 4.20b 6.18a 4.29b 6.01a 0.273 < 0.001
 C16:0 20.5b 22.2a 20.4b 21.7a 0.741 0.023
 C18:0 6.32b 16.0a 6.49b 15.5a 0.246 < 0.001
 C18:1n-9 34.7a 22.8b 34.4a 23.2b 0.341 < 0.001
 C18:2n-6 21.9a 16.7b 21.3a 17.6b 0.634 < 0.001
 C18:3n-3 12.4b 16.1a 13.1b 16.0a 0.317 < 0.001
 SFA 31.0b 44.4a 31.2b 43.2a 0.715 < 0.001
 UFA 69.0a 55.6b 68.8a 56.8b 0.377 < 0.001
CON, without supplement; PF, supplemented 1% protected fat; VE, supplemented 1% vitamin E; MIX, supplemented 1% mixture of PF and VE at 1:1 ratio.
Means in the same row with different superscripts differ (p < 0.05).
FA, fatty acid; SFA, saturated fatty acid; UFA, Unsaturated fatty acid.