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.