Table 6. Milk fatty acids determined in research groups

Fatty acids (g/100 g) Diets F-value p-value
CON PIS POM OP
Butyric acid 2.53±1.42 2.51±0.72 2.66±0.60 2.39±1.20 0.41 0.74
Capric acid 9.90±2.30 9.77±2.90 10.70±3.19 9.80±3.90 0.70 0.55
Caproic acid 2.43±0.71 2.47±0.67 2.63±0.80 2.33±0.62 1.09 0.37
Caprylic acid 2.57±0.75 2.52±0.82 2.76±1.02 2.48±0.71 0.80 0.50
Cis-Linoleic acid 1.43±0.48 1.83±0.48 1.70±1.22 1.89±1.32 1.64 0.21
Cis-Oleic acid 12.38±3.34 12.83±5.30 8.95±6.27 12.97±10.14 2.88 0.06
Heneicosanoic acid 0.15±0.05 0.31±0.34 0.39±0.93 0.51±0.80 1.96 0.15
Heptadecanoic acid 0.33±0.17 0.37±0.17 0.39±0.23 0.40±0.14 0.85 0.48
Lauric acid 6.07±2.44 5.82±2.41 6.43±1.87 6.24±3.66 0.34 0.79
Myristic acid 17.37±2.30 16.09±3.92 17.82±4.60 16.47±4.58 1.45 0.25
Myristoleic acid 0.43±0.35 0.40±0.23 0.36±0.45 0.41±0.09 0.35 0.78
Palmitic acid 37.25±7.31 37.78±5.31 38.75±10.19 36.38±4.93 0.67 0.57
Palmitoleic acid 1.53±0.73 1.64±0.79 1.28±1.18 1.65±0.69 1.37 0.28
Pentadecanoic acid 0.84±0.40 1.06±1.09 0.82±0.80 1.15±0.75 1.52 0.23
Stearic acid 3.83±1.53 3.63±2.12 3.54±3.18 3.93±1.32 0.24 0.86
Tridecanoic acid 0.20±0.11 0.18±0.15 0.19±0.20 0.18±0.10 0.20 0.89
Undecanoic acid 0.48±0.15 0.44±0.17 0.41±0.24 0.41±0.21 1.06 0.38
∑SFA 84.01±3.28ab 83.00±5.67ab 87.43±6.92a 82.66±10.21b 3.51 0.03
∑MUFA 14.55±3.33ab 15.11±5.41ab 10.75±6.14b 15.31±10.13a 3.67 0.03
∑PUFA 1.44±0.48 1.89±0.45 1.82±1.54 2.03±1.55 1.78 0.18
∑UFA 15.99±3.28ab 17.00±5.67ab 12.57±6.92b 17.34±10.21a 3.51 0.03
CON, control; PIS, pistachio shell; POM, pomegranate hull; OP, olive pulp; F, Fisher’s exact test value; p, statistical significance level; ∑SFA, total saturated fatty acids; ∑MUFA, total monounsaturated fatty acids; ∑PUFA, total poliunsaturated fatty acids; ∑UFA, total unsaturated fatty acids.