Fatty Acid

(g 100 g−1 FA)

Ref-Sardo

Mod-Sardo

∆ %(1)

P<

C4:0

1.94

1.71

−11.81

0.0287

C6:0

1.52

1.13

−25.79

0.0001

C8:0

1.00

0.64

−36.30

0.0000

C10:0

2.21

1.31

−40.48

0.0000

C12:0

2.49

1.52

−38.73

0.0000

C14:0

9.28

6.63

−28.50

0.0000

C16:0

26.53

23.10

−12.91

0.0000

∑C12:0-C16:0

38.29

31.26

−18.37

0.0000

C18:0

13.29

12.34

−7.14

0.0001

trans-9 C18:1

0.23

0.60

165.44

0.0000

trans-10 C18:1

0.36

1.12

208.93

0.0002

trans-11 C18:1 (vaccenic acid)

1.81

5.32

193.37

0.0000

cis-9 C18:1 (oleic)

24.21

25.50

5.31

0.0190

cis-9, -12 C18:2n-6 (linoleic)

2.13

2.03

−4.62

0.0717

cis-9, trans-11 C18:2 (CLA)

0.76

2.27

197.51

0.0000

cis-9, -12, -15 C18:3 (α-linolenic)

0.76

0.70

−8.10

0.1374

C20:5 n-3 (EPA)

0.06

0.05

−17.57

0.0001

C22:6 n-3 (DHA)

Nd

0.03

Total SFA

61.19

51.23

−16.28

0.0000

Total MUFA

31.22

38.62

23.70

0.0002

Total PUFA

3.97

5.29

33.11

0.0000

Total omega-6

2.28

2.09

−8.37

0.0099

Total omega-3

0.91

0.86

−6.03

0.1633

Omega 6/3 ratio

2.49

2.43

−2.44

0.5514

Atherogenic Index

1.92

1.23

−35.98

0.0000