Research Article

Modification of Lipid Profile in Commercial Cow Milk Samples before and after Their Expiration Date: Evaluation of Storage Crucial Parameters and Possible Environmentally Friendly Disposal Alternatives

Table 2

Fatty acids composition (MG/G total fatty acids) of the commercial samples of bovine milk (skimmed, semiskimmed, and whole) from Centrale del Latte di Salerno before their expiration date.

Fatty acidsWhole milkSemiskimmed milkSkimmed milk

Butyric (C4:0)
Caproic (C6:0)
Caprylic (C8:0)
Capric (C10:0)
Lauric (C12:0)
Tridecanoic acid (C13:0)
Myristic (C14:0)
Pentadecanoic (C15:0)
Palmitic (C16:0)
Margaric (C17:0)
Stearic (C18:0)
Arachidic (C20:0)
Myristoleic (C14:1)
Palmitoleic (C16:1)
Heptadec-10-enoic acid (C17:1)
Elaidic (C18:1-9t)
Oleic (C18:1-9c)
Vaccenic acid (C18:1-7t)
cis-Vaccenic acid (C18:1-7c)
Linolelaidic (C18:2-6t)
trans-9, cis-12 octadienoic acid (C18:2t9c12)
Gamma-linoleic (C18:2-6)
Alpha-linolenic (C18:3-3)
Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid (C20:3-6)
Conjugated linoleic acid (CLAc9t11)
Conjugated linoleic acid (CLAt10c12)

samples were analyzed in triplicate. Values are expressed ± SD. Means in the same row followed by different inline letters (a, b, and c) are statistically different according to Tukey’s HSD test ().