Research Article

A Note on Fatty Acids Profile of Meat from Broiler Chickens Supplemented with Inorganic or Organic Selenium

Table 2

Fatty acids composition (g/100 g of total fatty acids) of Pectoralis and Gastrocnemius muscles of chickens supplemented in diet with inorganic (Se-Na) or organic (Se-Met) selenium.

Pectoralis (Pe)Gastrocnemius (G)Main effects
ControlSe-NaSe-MetControlSe-NaSe-MetMuscle (M)Diet (D)M D

Lipids %
Fatty acids %
C14:0
C14:1
C16:0
C16:1
C18:0
C18:1
C18:2n6
C20:1
C18:3n3
C20:3n6
C20:3n3
C22:1
C20:4n6 ARA
C22:4n6
C20:5n3 EPA
C22:5n3 DPA
C22:6n3 DHA
Unidentified
SFA
MUFA
PUFA

Data are mean ± SEM. NS: not significant, C: control, Se: effect of selenium from Se-Na and Se-Met, SFA: saturated fatty acids, MUFA: monounsaturated fatty acids, and PUFA: polyunsaturated fatty acids.