International Journal of Food Science

Research Article

Higher Oxygen Content Affects Rabbit Meat’s Quality and Fatty Acid Profile in a Modified Atmosphere

Table 2

The effect of packaging (VAC, MAP1, and MAP2), time (7, 14, and 21 days), and interaction () on the fatty acid profile of rabbit meat (%).

Trait

CON mean (SEM)

Packaging

RMSE

values

VAC

MAP1

MAP2

Loin

7 days

14 days

21 days

7 days

14 days

21 days

7 days

14 days

21 days

10:0

0.13 (0.05)

0.39^a

0.20^b

0.21^b

0.22^ab

0.28^a

0.151

0.545

0.524

0.339

0.877

12:0

0.24 (0.06)

0.21^A

0.30^AB

0.44^Bb

0.28^Aba

0.24^A

0.22^A

0.36^AB

0.35^AB

0.34^AB

0.174

0.144

0.604

0.180

0.171

14:0

2.93 (0.11)

2.76^AC

2.72^AC

2.29^B

2.71^AC

2.80^AC

2.58^BCa

2.76^AC

2.68^AC

2.24^Bb

0.336

0.276

<0.001

0.442

0.926

14:1

0.68 (0.05)

0.65

0.69

0.67

0.66

0.74

0.70

0.66

0.60

0.70

0.166

0.592

0.796

0.687

0.142

15:0

0.18 (0.04)

0.26^AB

0.35^Ba

0.20^ABb

0.24^AB

0.22^ABb

0.16^Ab

0.30^ABa

0.18^Ab

0.39^Ba

0.108

0.081

0.823

0.006

0.559

16:0

29.55 (0.67)

31.04 ^ACa

28.92^AGb

26.52^D

31.89^AC

29.09^AFb

27.46^DEFG

33.03^BCb

27.89^DFG

25.00^BE

2.063

0.294

<0.001

0.049

0.980

16:1

3.25 (0.25)

1.89^b

2.32^ab

1.75^b

2.00^ab

2.49^a

2.15^ab

1.94^b

2.29^b

1.80^b

0.630

0.365

0.015

0.949

0.826

17:0

0.69 (0.05)

0.85^ACb

0.71^ABb

0.76^AC

0.88^BCa

0.72^ABb

0.76^A

0.91^C

0.71^ABb

0.73^ABb

0.154

0.942

0.001

0.919

0.979

17:1

0.36 (0.04)

0.35

0.36

0.34

0.41

0.26

0.38

0.107

0.969

0.256

0.337

0.129

18:0

7.76 (0.23)

9.14^B

8.04^ACb

7.83^A

8.98^B

7.61^ADa

8.27^ACb

8.82^BCa

7.46^ADab

6.89^Db

0.655

0.001

<0.001

0.036

0.509

18:1

25.94 (0.56)

23.42^Bb

25.16^ABa

26.12^CE

23.18^BC

25.32^ABa

26.20^CE

23.70^Bb

24.61^ABC

28.36^D

1.655

0.248

<0.001

0.074

0.154

18:2 n-6

25.07 (0.76)

26.17^ABa

27.28^BCa

29.79^CE

25.31^A

27.27^BCa

28.18^BC

24.18^Ab

29.50^CDb

30.57^D

2.128

0.125

<0.001

0.023

0.326

18:3 n-3

2.21 (0.10)

2.02^ACa

2.27^BCa

2.57^Bb

2.01^Aca

2.35^BCb

2.29^BC

1.86^A

2.59^Bb

2.35^BCb

0.299

0.649

<0.001

0.038

0.956

20:1

0.40 (0.07)

0.32^A

0.44^Ab

0.24^Aa

0.31^A

0.43^Ab

0.34^A

0.33^A

0.78^B

0.189

0.015

<0.001

0.079

0.220

20:2 n-6

0.25 (0.04)

0.26^ab

0.23^ab

0.27^ab

0.28^ab

0.22^ab

0.27^ab

0.34^a

0.21^b

0.24^ab

0.107

0.978

0.121

0.653

0.689

20:4 n-6

0.48 (0.11)

1.11^B

0.60^A

0.45^A

1.25^B

0.44^A

0.74^A

1.07^B

0.50^A

0.43^A

0.329

0.387

<0.001

0.403

0.780

SFA

41.49 (0.78)

44.29^Cb

41.08^ADa

38.24^ADb

44.90^BC

40.73^ADa

39.53^AD

46.06^BC

39.32^D

35.72^E

2.424

0.127

<0.001

0.021

0.714

MUFA

30.59 (0.65)

26.35^B

28.73^Ab

29.18^ACa

26.27^Ba

29.08^AC

29.33^AC

26.78^Ba

28.02^ABb

31.52^Cb

1.842

0.356

<0.001

0.079

0.155

PUFA

27.98 (0.82)

29.50^A

30.31^ADb

32.86^BDa

28.83^ACa

30.20^ADb

31.14^BCDb

27.34^Aa

32.74^BDa

33.20^B

2.289

0.217

<0.001

0.021

0.296

n-6/n-3

11.71 (0.63)

13.65^a

12.38^ab

11.79^b

13.35^ab

11.91^b

13.05^ab

14.16^a

11.79^b

13.49^ab

1.966

0.591

0.009

0.443

0.717

PUFA/SFA

0.68 (0.03)

0.67^AE

0.74^CE

0.86^D

0.65^AEa

0.75^Cb

0.79^BC

0.60^A

0.83^CDb

0.94^Da

0.099

0.071

<0.001

0.016

0.787

CIV

74.91 (1.28)

72.74^ABEa

77.29^Da

82.78^CEF

69.19^Bb

81.47^CDb

85.68^Ca

71.11^ABEb

77.75^Da

79.62^DF

3.806

0.047

<0.001

0.007

0.886

0.71 (0.03)

0.76^ABa

0.68^Ab

0.58^C

0.78^AB

0.69^Db

0.63^D

0.82^BE

0.64^D

0.53^C

0.079

0.248

<0.001

0.097

0.898

1.16 (0.04)

1.31^A

1.13^C

0.98^B

1.34^A

1.11^C

1.07^BC

1.40^A

1.03^Ba

0.90^Bb

0.114

0.132

<0.001

0.014

0.905

H/H

1.66 (0.08)

1.57^CD

1.74^CEa

2.03^Aa

1.50^CDb

1.75^CBEa

1.91^B

1.42^D

1.86^BE

2.30^Ab

0.253

0.133

<0.001

0.050

0.693

^{A-E (a, b)}Values within a row with different superscripts differ significantly at (). SEM: standard error of the trait; RMSE: root mean square error; Control: 0 days; VAC: vacuum; MAP1: gas mixture 1 (30% CO₂+70% O₂); MAP2: gas mixture 2 (60% CO₂+25% O₂+15% N₂); CIV: iodine value; AI: atherogenic index; TI: thrombogenic index; H/H: hypocholesterolemic/hypercholesterolemic.