Research Article

Alternations in Cholesterol and Fatty Acids Composition in Egg Yolk of Rhode Island Red x Fyoumi Hens Fed with Hemp Seeds (Cannabis sativa L.)

Table 3

Mean ± SE of saturated fatty acid (mg/g) in eggs from hens fed with different levels of hemp seed ().

Experimental groupsMyristic (C14:0)Palmitic (C16:0)Stearic (C18:0)Total SFA

HS-00.71 ± 0.0655.95 ± 1.9419.03 ± 0.2275.68 ± 0.01
HS-150.43 ± 0.0242.18 ± 0.8616.17 ± 0.6658.78 ± 0.00
HS-200.40 ± 0.0234.60 ± 2.0516.00 ± 0.9051.01 ± 0.01
HS-250.46 ± 0.0332.51 ± 2.9014.21 ± 0.5247.18 ± 0.01

value0.00100.00020.00410.0000

Means in the same column with different superscripts are significantly different ().
TSFA: total saturated fatty acids.