Fatty Acid

(g/100 g⁻¹ FA)

Ref-Mozzarella

Mod-Mozzarella

∆ %⁽¹⁾

P<

C_4:0

1.85

1.75

−5.32

0.0097

C_6:0

1.62

1.22

−25.10

0.0000

C_8:0

1.05

0.72

−31.32

0.0002

C_10:0

2.85

1.57

−44.86

0.0000

C_12:0

3.38

1.84

−45.73

0.0000

C_14:0

11.08

7.53

−32.03

0.0000

C_16:0

29.37

23.79

−18.99

0.0000

∑C12:0-C16:0

43.83

33.16

−24.35

0.0000

C_18:0

10.95

12.42

13.42

0.0244

trans-9 C_18:1

0.27

0.54

98.66

0.0003

trans-10 C_18:1

0.81

1.13

38.55

0.0053

trans-11 C_18:1 (vaccenic acid)

1.22

5.18

324.50

0.0000

cis-9 C_18:1 (oleic)

19.90

23.14

16.31

0.0000

cis-9, -12 C_18:2n-6 (linoleic)

2.39

1.92

−19.50

0.0000

cis-9, trans-11 C_18:2 (CLA)

0.60

2.11

254.56

0.0000

cis-9, -12, -15 C_18:3 (α-linolenic)

0.45

0.61

36.59

0.0028

C20:5 n-3 (EPA)

0.02

0.05

103.33

0.0000

C22:6 n-3 (DHA)

0.00

0.02

Total SFA

64.91

53.71

−17.27

0.0000

Total MUFA

27.39

36.01

31.48

0.0000