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Table 4 Effects of CT (tallow) or CCS (calcium soap of palm fatty acids) diet on fatty acid composition of beef longissimus dorsi muscle (% of total fatty acids reported)

From: A comparison of supplemental calcium soap of palm fatty acids versus tallow in a corn-based finishing diet for feedlot steers

 

Treatment

  

Fatty acid

CT

CCS1

SE

P <

C14:0

3.67

3.44

0.15

0.29

C14:1

0.27

0.26

0.03

0.82

C15:0

0.64

0.59

0.05

0.74

C16:0

25.30

25.45

0.53

0.42

C16:1 c9

1.11

0.85

0.36

0.41

C17:0

1.60

1.46

0.17

0.67

C18:0

20.07

19.49

1.02

0.45

C18:1 c11-15

6.37

6.06

0.42

0.65

C18:1 c9

34.68

36.14

0.65

0.76

C18:1 t (total)

3.71

3.53

0.21

0.84

C18:2 Total

1.77

1.76

0.10

0.44

C18:2 t2

0.59

0.68

0.07

0.29

C18:3 n-3

0.22

0.24

0.01

0.74

C20:1 c11

0.18

0.14

0.02

0.38

C22:5 n-3

0.02

0.02

0.01

0.87

Saturated

51.09

50.30

0.18

0.86

Unsaturated

48.91

49.70

0.19

0.84

MUFA

46.31

47.00

0.12

0.68

PUFA

2.60

2.70

0.08

0.21

Sat.: Unsat.3

1.04

1.01

0.02

0.41

  1. 1Diets were formulated to be isocaloric and isonitrogenous
  2. 2Includes C18:2 c9 t11, C18:2 t10 c12, C18:2 c11 t13, and C18:2 tt
  3. 3Total saturated fatty acid to total unsaturated fatty acid ratio