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Table 2 FA composition of Holstein and buffalo milk

From: Fatty acid biosynthesis and transcriptional regulation of Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase 1 (SCD1) in buffalo milk

Fat acid

Holstein

Buffalo

Saturated

Fat acid

C4:0

36.96 ± 10.92 a

94.49 ± 13.39 b

C6:0

20.09 ± 3.75 a

116.2 ± 9.98 b

C8:0

13.59 ± 3 a

73 ± 6.41 b

C10:0

24.72 ± 4.41 a

151.27 ± 11.23 b

C12:0

33.82 ± 6.2 a

183.52 ± 16.03 b

C14:0

105.2 ± 19.7 a

854.22 ± 58.83 b

C15:0

0.94 ± 0.17 a

10 ± 1.27 b

C16:0

213.36 ± 36.49 a

2986.31 ± 178.62 b

C17:0

7.37 ± 1.74 a

81.52 ± 8.62 b

C18:0

51.77 ± 8.47 a

957.3 ± 114.08 b

Total

507.82 ± 94.85 a

5507.83 ± 418.46 b

Unsaturated

Fat acid

C14:1

11.55 ± 1.76 a

92.23 ± 10.58 b

C16:1

22.06 ± 4.7 a

247.68 ± 33.77 b

C17:1

2.89 ± 0.53 a

29.58 ± 3.2 b

C18:1

343.33 ± 62.99 a

2419.31 ± 257.48 b

C18:2

28.97 ± 5.88 a

136.34 ± 15.24 b

C18:3

5.76 ± 1.49 a

40.14 ± 4.89 b

C20:1

1.89 ± 0.53 a

23.25 ± 3.64 b

C20:2

1.2 ± 0.17 a

3.62 ± 0.45 b

C20:3

3.15 ± 0.59 a

14.21 ± 1.39 b

CLA

19.4 ± 1.68a

EPA

14.6 ± 0.2a

Total

449.45 ± 78.62 a

2959.94 ± 327.72a

Total

 

925.27 ± 173.47a

8467.77 ± 746.18b

  1. Note: “—” indicates undetectable; Different superscript letters mean significantly different (P < 0.05). All milk FA compositions were expressed as mg/100 g of fat