Table 1. Comparison to fatty acids composition between Jeju Black, Hanwoo and Wagyu cattle

Fatty acids	Hanwoo		Jeju Black cattle		Wagyu (n=10)	Significance¹⁾
Fatty acids	Female (n=11)	Castrated male (n=16)	Female (n=8)	Castrated male (n=17)	Wagyu (n=10)	Significance¹⁾
C14:0 (Myristic acid)	3.30±0.69²⁾	3.50±0.91	2.35±0.25	2.38±0.56	3.36±0.34	ns
C14:1 (Myristoleic acid)	0.91±0.47	0.99±0.42	1.06±0.61	0.93±0.04	1.03±0.21	ns
C15:0 (Pentadecanoic acid)	0.25±0.05	0.20±0.08	0.00±0.00	0.22±0.10	0.13±0.11	ns
C16:0 (Palmitic acid)	28.74±2.29^a	26.83±1.86^ab	21.23±1.87^b	22.52±1.41^b	24.80±0.29^b	***
C16:1 (Palmitoleic acid)	4.10±0.49	4.37±0.85	5.07±2.16	4.45±1.07	5.45±1.40	ns
C17:0 (Heptadecanoic acid)	0.66±0.18	0.30±0.25	0.72±0.42	0.39±0.20	0.80±0.21	ns
C17:1 (Heptadecenoic acid)	0.59±0.06	0.82±0.08	0.94±0.12	0.64±0.07	0.67±0.03	ns
C18:0 (Stearic acid)	11.13±0.66	10.37±0.99	8.44±1.73	9.45±1.79	10.05±1.82	ns
C18:1n-9 (Cis-Oleic acid)	47.20±4.03^b	49.75±3.14^ab	56.34±5.66^a	53.95±4.48^a	49.91±1.99^ab	*
C18:2n-6 (Cis-Linoleic acid)	1.95±0.48^b	1.94±0.39^b	2.56±0.46^a	2.66±0.49^a	2.62±0.45^a	*
C20:0(Arachidic acid)	0.04±0.00	0.02±0.00	0.00±0.00	0.00±0.00	0.00±0.00	ns
C18:3n-6(y-Linolenic acid)	0.05±0.01	0.03±0.01	0.00±0.00	0.03±0.01	0.00±0.00	ns
C18:3n-3(Linolenic acid)	0.10±0.03	0.09±0.01	0.00±0.00	0.13±0.05	0.14±0.06	ns
C20:1 (Cis-11-Eicosenoic acid)	0.36±0.23	0.41±0.11	0.47±0.07	0.61±0.29	0.24±0.01	ns
C20:2 (Cis-11,14-Eicosadienoic Acid)	0.00±0.00	0.00±0.00	0.00±0.00	0.65±1.46	0.00±0.00	ns
C20:3n-6 (Cis-8,11,14-Eicosatrienoic acid)	0.15±0.06	0.13±0.08	0.37±0.21	0.28±0.02	0.24±0.03	ns
C20:4n-6(Arachidonic acid)	0.47±0.32	0.25±0.23	0.45±0.40	0.71±0.68	0.56±0.05	ns
SFA (%)	44.22±3.23^a	41.31±3.11^a	32.74±4.17^b	35.09±3.76^b	39.28±3.62^ab	***
MUFA (%)	53.16±3.16^b	56.34±2.85^b	63.88±3.79^a	60.58±3.98^a	57.30±3.49^ab	**
PUFA (%)	2.62±0.66^b	2.35±0.67^b	3.38±0.68^a	4.33±1.15^a	3.42±0.69^a	*

Significance levels for breeds: ns, not significant, * p<0.05, ** p<0.01, *** p<0.001.
SMeans±SD.
SDifferent superscript letters indicate significant differences between breeds at p<0.05.
SFA, saturated fatty acids; MUFA, mono-unsaturated fatty acids; PUFA, poly-unsaturated fatty acids.