Table 1 Descriptive statistics for the fatty acids profile of Nellore beef^a

Intramuscular fat

IMF (in percentage)

0.83

0.42

934

Lauric

C12:0

0.06

0.18

538

Myristic

C14:0

2.13

0.54

867

Myristoleic

C14:1

0.32

0.22

824

Palmitic

C16:0

21.03

2.49

867

Palmitoleic

C16:1

2.18

0.78

937

Stearic

C18:0

13.63

3.32

783

Elaidic

C18:1n9t

2.91

5.07

483

Oleic

C18:1n9c

30.64

4.98

934

Vaccenic (TVA)

C18:1 t11

1.29

0.01

878

Linoleic (LA)

C18:2n6

8.32

3.63

865

Linolenic

C18:3n3

0.59

0.26

858

CLA-cis

C18:2c9t11

0.26

0.16

727

CLA-trans

C18:2 trans10 cis 12

0.20

0.12

241

Docosahexaenoic (DHA)

C22:6 n3

0.95

0.39

865

Eicosatrienoic

C20:3 n6 cis-8,11,14

0.49

0.19

862

Sum of SFA

40.66

6.12

868

Sum of MUFA

37.55

8.05

868

Sum of PUFA

13.42

5.57

868

Sum of Omega-3

3.81

1.55

868

Sum of Omega-6

9.35

4.44

868

n6/n3 ratio

2.54

0.97

868

PUFA/SFA ratio

0.35

0.20

868