Table 6. Correlation coefficients between fatty acids and sensory traits

	Tenderness	Juiciness	Flavor	Overall palatability
C12:0	0.142	0.119	0.079	0.102
C14:0	0.384***	0.335***	0.314**	0.373***
C14:1	0.214*	0.361***	0.239*	0.337***
C16:0	0.473***	0.126	0.283**	0.343***
C16:1	−0.226*	0.042	−0.111	−0.072
C18:0	0.198*	0.053	0.099	0.090
C18:1 n-9	−0.141	0.011	0.001	−0.048
C18:2 n-6	−0.575***	−0.508***	−0.528***	−0.557***
C18:3 n-6	−0.181	−0.160	−0.289**	−0.223*
C18:3 n-3	0.117	0.143	0.168	0.069
C20:0	0.228*	0.203*	0.178	0.143
C20:1 n-9	−0.009	0.127	0.069	0.066
C20:2 n-6	−0.512***	−0.439***	−0.503***	−0.464***
C20:3 n-6	−0.518***	−0.493***	−0.528***	−0.509***
C20:4 n-6	−0.476***	−0.460***	−0.481***	−0.488***
C21:0	0.189	0.447***	0.258**	0.305**
C22:0	−0.459***	−0.533***	−0.474***	−0.523***
C22:6 n-3	−0.508***	−0.255*	−0.342***	−0.441***
SFA1	0.389***	0.149	0.234*	0.262**
MUFA	−0.149	0.050	−0.003	−0.028
PUFA	−0.572***	−0.521***	−0.549***	−0.567***
MUFA/SFA	−0.250*	−0.028	−0.094	−0.120
PUFA/SFA	−0.629***	−0.517***	−0.565***	−0.585***
n-6/n-3	−0.506***	−0.511***	−0.519***	−0.487***