Omega-3 Fatty Acid Enriched Chevon (Goat Meat) Lowers Plasma Cholesterol Levels and Alters Gene Expressions in Rats

Table 3

Fatty acid concentration (mg/100 g feed) of experimental diets (𝑛=6).

Fatty acid	CON	Enriched chevon
Palmitic acid (C16:0)	4329.05	4040.41
Heptadecanoic acid (C17:0)	47.39	115.31
Cis Heptadecanoic acid (C17:1)	36.23	136.24
Stearic acid (C18:0)	3219.66	4173.26
Oleic acid (C18:1n-9)	6937.77	5989.9
Vaccenic acid (C18:1trans-11)	12.12	30.72
Linoleic acid (C18:2n-6)	1399.84	1351.1
cis-9, trans-11 conjugated linoleic acid	10.51	14.76
cis-12, trans-10 conjugated linoleic acid	3.18	4.68
α-Linolenic acid (C18:3n-3)	16.13^a	58.81^b
Arachidic acid (C20:0)	103.48	96.45
Arachidonic acid (C20:4n-6)	110.75	74.92
Eicosapentaenoic acid (C20:5n-3)	5.21^a	10.12^b
Docosapentaenoic acid (C22:5n-3)	3.65	7.98
Docosahexaenoic acid (C22:6n-3)	2.12^a	4.21^b
^1Total SFA	7699.58	8425.43
^2Total n-6 PUFA	1510.59	1426.02
^3Total n-3 PUFA	27.11^a	81.11^b
^4n-6:n-3 FAR	55.721	17.58

1Total SFA = sum of C16:0 + C17:0 + C18:0 + C20:0.
²Total n-6 PUFA = sum of 18:2n-6 + 20:4n-6.
³Total n-3 PUFA = sum of C18:3n-3 + C20:5n-3 + C22:5 n-3 + C22:6n-3.
⁴n-6:n-3 FAR = (C18:2n-6 + C20:4n-6) ÷ (C18:3n-3 + C20:5n-3 + C22:5n-3 + C22:6n-3).
^a,bValues with different superscripts between rows differ significantly at 𝑃<0.05.