Table 6. Fatty acid composition of broiler and Korean native chicken breast with different freezing methods

Fatty acids (%) Fresh SF-RT QF-RT
C14:0 (myristic acid)
 Broiler 0.84±0.02aAB 0.60±0.032bB 0.58±0.023bB
 WRMD1 0.69±0.183B 0.72±0.075B 0.85±0.192A
 WRMD2 0.9±0.077A 0.86±0.116A 0.86±0.062A
C16:0 (palmitic acid)
 Broiler 24.13±0.265B 24.63±0.411B 24.60±0.829B
 WRMD1 25.16±0.625A 25.4±0.823AB 25.81±0.228A
 WRMD2 25.22±0.217A 25.94±0.739A 25.80±0.335A
C16:1n7 (palmitoleic acid)
 Broiler 4.5±0.351A 4.92±0.26A 4.50±0.401
 WRMD1 2.96±0.936B 3.37±0.534AB 4.17±1.019
 WRMD2 3.68±0.801AB 2.97±1.76B 3.57±0.454
C18:0 (stearic acid)
 Broiler 8.78±0.327B 8.12±0.426B 8.41±0.587
 WRMD1 10.36±0.994aA 9.79±0.641abA 8.32±1.424b
 WRMD2 9.38±0.844AB 10.03±1.054A 9.25±0.608
C18:1n9 (oleic acid)
 Broiler 32.87±1.433bA 36.37±1.764aA 35.79±1.629abA
 WRMD1 28.9±2.406bB 30.37±1.932abB 32.89±0.781aB
 WRMD2 32.85±2.715A 31.30±1.674B 32.49±2.312B
C18:1n7 (vaccenic acid)
 Broiler 3.97±0.259A 3.91±0.104B 4.36±0.269A
 WRMD1 2.69±0.171B 2.46±0.216B 2.35±0.208B
 WRMD2 2.28±0.109C 2.20±0.053C 2.34±0.143B
C18:2n6 (linoleic acid)
 Broiler 16.12±1.169B 16.31±0.847 16.37±0.929
 WRMD1 17.84±0.654A 17.27±0.477 17.41±1.147
 WRMD2 16.36±0.461B 16.5±0.753 16.19±0.37
C18:3n6 (γ-linolenic acid)
 Broiler 0.46±0.164aA 0.26±0.047bA 0.25±0.043bA
 WRMD1 0.12±0.013B 0.12±0.015B 0.13±0.031B
 WRMD2 0.17±0.024B 0.14±0.052B 0.18±0.040AB
C18:3n3 (α-linolenic acid)
 Broiler 1.44±0.204aA 0.98±0.054bA 1.01±0.190bA
 WRMD1 0.39±0.182bB 0.45±0.069abB 0.64±0.132aB
 WRMD2 0.35±0.07B 0.31±0.059C 0.27±0.064C
C20:1n9 (eicosenoic acid)
 Broiler 1.02±0.343aA 0.51±0.065bA 0.48±0.022bA
 WRMD1 0.32±0.035B 0.34±0.035B 0.29±0.064B
 WRMD2 0.27±0.027B 0.28±0.009B 0.26±0.027B
C20:4n6 (arachidonic acid)
 Broiler 3.96±0.779aB 2.35±0.694bB 2.62±0.818bB
 WRMD1 7.68±2.113A 7.14±1.508A 5.16±0.748A
 WRMD2 6.19±1.713AB 6.99±1.661A 6.42±1.305A
C20:5n3 (eicosapentaenoic acid)
 Broiler 0.33±0.127A 0.24±0.051A 0.21±0.09A
 WRMD1 0.19±0.043aB 0.14±0.035abB 0.13±0.013bAB
 WRMD2 0.14±0.039B 0.08±0.042B 0.11±0.021B
C22:4n6 (adrenic acid)
 Broiler 1.22±0.200a 0.53±0.161bB 0.56±0.198bB
 WRMD1 1.90±0.439 1.72±0.440A 1.21±0.234A
 WRMD2 1.49±0.519 1.62±0.446A 1.46±0.332A
C22:6n3 (docosahexaenoic acid)
 Broiler 0.37±0.359 0.26±0.079B 0.24±0.041B
 WRMD1 0.79±0.229 0.72±0.127A 0.63±0.186A
 WRMD2 0.72±0.24 0.78±0.219A 0.8±0.205A
SFA
 Broiler 33.75±0.34B 33.35±0.501B 33.6±0.877B
 WRMD1 36.21±1.037A 35.91±0.813A 34.98±1.408AB
 WRMD2 35.5±0.754A 36.84±0.868A 35.91±0.66A
UFA
 Broiler 66.25±0.34A 66.65±0.501A 66.40±0.877A
 WRMD1 63.79±1.037B 64.09±0.813B 65.02±1.408AB
 WRMD2 64.5±0.754B 63.16±0.868B 64.09±0.660B
MUFA
 Broiler 42.36±1.702bA 45.72±1.84aA 45.13±1.915abA
 WRMD1 34.88±3.256B 36.53±2.401B 39.70±0.838B
 WRMD2 39.08±3.428AB 36.75±3.269B 38.66±2.604B
PUFA
 Broiler 23.89±1.819B 20.94±1.811B 21.27±2.045B
 WRMD1 28.91±2.987A 27.56±2.037A 25.32±1.177A
 WRMD2 25.42±2.807AB 26.41±2.694A 25.43±2.095A
MUFA/SFA
 Broiler 1.25±0.049bA 1.37±0.063aA 1.34±0.069abA
 WRMD1 0.96±0.106B 1.02±0.083B 1.14±0.065B
 WRMD2 1.1±0.117AB 1.00±0.107B 1.08±0.089B
PUFA/SFA
 Broiler 0.71±0.057 0.63±0.056B 0.63±0.067
 WRMD1 0.8±0.083 0.77±0.054A 0.73±0.062
 WRMD2 0.72±0.068 0.72±0.065AB 0.71±0.050
Means in the same column with different superscript letters differ significantly (p<0.05).
Means within the same row with different superscript letters differ significantly (p<0.05).
SF, slow frozen; RT, refrigerator thawing; QF, quick frozen; WRMD1, Woorimadtag No. 1; WRMD2, Woorimadtag No. 2; SFA, saturated fatty acids; UFA, unsaturated fatty acids; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acids; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acids.