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Table 4 Fatty acids contents (%) of quail eggs

From: A way forward for the South African quail sector as a potential contributor to food and nutrition security following the aftermath of COVID-19: a review

Fatty acids

Sources

[12]

[42]

[44]

[30]

Myristic (C14:0)

0.94

0.79

0.6

0.32

Myristoleic (C14:1)

*

6.29

*

*

Palmitic (C16:0)

27.53

28.11

25.2

21.6

Palmitoleic (C16:1)

4.85

2.60

6.3

6.66

Stearic acids (C18:0)

5.34

8.62

7.7

9.0

Linoleic (C18:2)

16.61

15.36

10.2

12.05

Arachidic acids (20:0)

0.08

*

*

 

Æ©SFA

34.07

37.52

*

41.4

Æ©UFA

*

*

*

 

Æ©MUFA

47.07

54.12

*

36.7

Æ©PUFA

18.46

8.36

*

21.9

  1. * = not reported