Table 1 Descriptive statistics for intramuscular fat and fatty acid (FA) profile traits of Longissimus dorsi muscle in Santa Inês sheep
Trait | Nomenclature | aN | Mean | bSD | cMin | dMax |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intramuscular fat (%) | IMF | 216 | 3.46 | 0.769 | 1.62 | 4.93 |
Myristic acid (mg/mg) | C14:0 | 216 | 2.21 | 0.752 | 0.96 | 4.35 |
Palmitic acid | C16:0 | 216 | 22.17 | 1.949 | 10.51 | 29.43 |
Stearic acid | C18:0 | 216 | 20.29 | 3.342 | 12.53 | 33.26 |
Palmitoleic acid | C16:1 | 216 | 1.54 | 0.245 | 0.98 | 2.16 |
Oleic acid | C18:1 | 216 | 36.04 | 3.04 | 23.92 | 45.99 |
Linoleic acid | C18:2 ω6 | 216 | 3.99 | 1.151 | 1.47 | 8.05 |
Conjugated linoleic acid | CLA c9t11 | 216 | 0.43 | 0.184 | 0.076 | 0.924 |
Alpha-Linolenic acid | C18:3 ω3 | 216 | 0.30 | 0.150 | 0.00 | 0.797 |
Sum of saturated FA | SFAt | 216 | 46.92 | 4.399 | 28.38 | 59.88 |
Sum of monounsaturated FA | MUFAt | 216 | 45.17 | 3.919 | 32.02 | 62.21 |
Sum of polyunsaturated FA | PUFAt | 216 | 6.55 | 1.927 | 2.37 | 12.39 |
Sum of omega-3 FA | ω3t | 216 | 0.89 | 0.532 | 0.111 | 2.99 |
Sum of omega-6 FA | ω6t | 216 | 5.23 | 1.618 | 1.82 | 10.6 |
Ratio of PUFA to SFA | PUFA/SFA | 216 | 0.14 | 0.049 | 0.048 | 0.322 |
Ratio of ω6 to ω3 | ω6/ω3 | 216 | 7.62 | 5.33 | 2.82 | 55.32 |