Table 3 Saturated fatty acid (SFA) composition of meat products.

From: Comprehensive assessment of fatty acid profiles of meat products to develop action plan strategies for healthier products

The type of meat products

The type of SFA (g/100 g fat)

Total SFA (g/100 g meat products)

C12:0*

C14:0**

C16:0***

C17:0

C18:0¥

C20:0¥¥

Total SFA

Cordon bleu

0.05 ± 0.00c

0.77 ± 0.09bc

27.07 ± 12.32a

0.13 ± 0.04c

5.10 ± 0.24b

0.45 ± 0.04a

33.58 ± 12.11ab

7.13 ± 1.02b

Nugget

0.01 ± 0.02c

0.57 ± 0.41bc

26.27 ± 13.04a

0.09 ± 0.00c

4.49 ± 0.74b

0.39 ± 0.04ab

31.85 ± 13.95ab

6.43 ± 1.15bc

Chicken Breast Schnitzel

0.01 ± 0.02c

0.68 ± 0.51bc

27.33 ± 14.29a

0.80 ± 0.30b

4.37 ± 0.33b

0.41 ± 0.04ab

32.90 ± 15.09c

6.9 ± 1.2b

Loghmeh Kebab

0.18 ± 0.02b

2.17 ± 0.67a

25.82 ± 4.62a

0.96 ± 0.49b

16.01 ± 5.10a

0.25 ± 0.03d

45.41 ± 6.23b

6.95 ± 1.25b

Breaded chicken fillet

0.50 ± 0.50a

0.66 ± 0.47bc

28.49 ± 14.92a

0.09 ± 0.00c

4.39 ± 0.13b

0.40 ± 0.01ab

34.09 ± 15.53c

6.97 ± 1.09b

Hamburger

0.12 ± 0.01b

2.66 ± 0.31bc

25.72 ± 2.27a

1.36 ± 0.42a

20.20 ± 6.81a

0.31 ± 0.01bcd

50.38 ± 5.00a

7.92 ± 0.98a

Cocktail sausage

0.03 ± 0.02c

0.41 ± 0.28a

15.52 ± 4.04a

0.26 ± 0.26c

6.28 ± 2.74b

0.43 ± 0.06a

22.94 ± 6.74d

4.28 ± 0.45de

Kielbasa/Sausage

0.05 ± 0.01c

0.43 ± 0.10bc

15.27 ± 4.12a

0.19 ± 0.05c

5.62 ± 0.85b

0.35 ± 0.12abcd

21.91 ± 4.25d

2.92 ± 0.12e

Hot Dog

0.07 ± 0.02c

1.18 ± 0.60bc

20.68 ± 0.58a

0.51 ± 0.31c

9.68 ± 4.79b

0.27 ± 0.06cd

32.40 ± 6.35c

5.48 ± 0.65c

Sausage

0.05 ± 0.01c

0.37 ± 0.03b

13.99 ± 2.98a

0.20 ± 0.12c

5.79 ± 0.85b

0.38 ± 0.09abc

20.79 ± 2.08d

3.66 ± 0.21de

  1. The different superscript letters within each column indicate the significant difference (P < 0.05).
  2. *C12:0: Lauric acid.
  3. **C14:0: Myristic acid.
  4. ***C16:0: Palmitic acid.
  5. ¥C18:0: Stearic acid.
  6. ¥¥C20:0: Arachidic acid.