Impact of Dietary α-Lipoic Acid on Antioxidant Potential of Broiler Thigh Meat

Table 5

Fatty acids profile (mg/100 g of fat) of chicken thigh meat.

Groups

Fatty acids (mg/100 g of fat) of chicken thigh meat

Fatty acids profile (%)

12:0

14:0

16:0

16:1

18:0

18:1n9

18:2n6

18:3n3

20:4n6

20:5n3

22:6n3

SFA

MUFA

PUFA

UFA

T0

0.027^a

0.85^a

29.79^a

1.46^a

3.28^a

34.29^a

22.72^a

35.48^a

0.78^a

0.068^a

0.35^a

33.95^a

95.15^a

35.75^a

59.398^a

T1

0.026^a

0.84^a

28.42^a

1.45^a

3.28^a

33.85^a

22.01^a

34.14^a

0.77^a

0.07^a

0.34^a

32.57^b

92.63^b

35.3^a

57.33^b

T2

0.024^b

0.82^b

27.64^b

1.43^b

3.27^a

33.14^a

21.14^a

32.69^b

0.76^a

0.06^a

0.32^a

31.75^c

89.54^c

34.57^b

54.97^c

T3

0.023^b

0.81^b

27.21^b

1.42^b

3.25^b

32.19^b

20.22^b

31.47^b

0.76^a

0.06^a

0.34^a

31.29^bc

86.46^d

33.61^b

52.85^d

T4

0.021^c

0.8^b

26.14^b

1.39^c

3.22^c

32.01^b

19.41^c

29.48^c

0.75^a

0.05^a

0.31^a

30.18^d

83.40^e

33.4^b

50^e

Results are presented as mean ( = 3), whereas results in the same column with no superscripts in common differ significantly at < 0.01.
T₀: control, T₁: control + 200 mg vitamin E + 25 mg α-lipoic acid/kg feed, T₂: control + 200 mg vitamin E + 50 mg α-lipoic acid/kg feed, T₃: control + 200 mg vitamin E + 75 mg α-lipoic acid/kg feed, and T₄: control + 200 mg vitamin E + 100 mg α-lipoic acid/kg feed.