Table 7. Fatty acid profiles of the chicken breast meat, measured at the initial storage day (day 0) following treatment with various Cordyceps militaris mushroom extracts

Fatty acids Treatments SEM p-value
SBF SYA CMs FEM
C14:0 0.91 0.93 0.91 0.94 0.02 0.19
C16:0 23.61a 23.71a 22.04b 22.07b 0.01 <0.05
C16:1 4.41b 4.39b 4.88a 4.97a 0.01 <0.05
C18:0 6.32a 6.29a 6.01b 6.03b 0.03 <0.05
C18:1n9 43.07b 43.44b 43.90a 43.95a 0.08 <0.05
C18:2n6 19.01 18.87 18.95 18.94 1.12 0.72
C18:3n6 0.98 1.02 1.01 1.03 0.04 0.18
C18:3n3 0.61 0.65 0.67 0.64 0.07 0.11
C20:4n6 0.28 0.35 0.36 0.41 0.05 0.09
C22:4n6 0.25 0.27 0.24 0.22 0.07 0.52
SFA 30.84a 30.93a 28.96b 29.04b 1.09 <0.05
MUFA 47.48b 47.83b 48.78a 48.92a 0.09 <0.05
PUFA 21.13 21.16 21.23 21.24 1.01 0.21
Means with different superscripts indicate a significant difference among treatments (p<0.05).
SBF, saline buffer-treated samples; SYA, synthetic antioxidant treatment with butylated hydroxyanisole; CMs, Cordyceps militaris extracts; FEM, Flavorzyme® hydrolyzed Cordyceps militaris extracts; SFA, saturated fatty acid; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acid; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acid.