Table 5. Compositions of fatty acids of Gouda cheese from cows’ milk with different husbandry system (g/100 g fat)

Cheese Gouda-TM Gouda-PM
Production date May 5 Jun 6 Jun 5 Aug 5
Fat 24.81 3.94 19.98 0.53 20.31 1.43 19.44 3.12
ω-6 (mg/100 g) Linoleic acid 875.86 182.17 600.00 10.00 560.00 30.00 344.04 45.21
γ-Linolenic acid 20.53 11.52 10.00 0.00 10.00 0.00 25.09 23.35
Arachidonic acid 25.93 3.70 20.00 10.00 40.00 20.00 26.20 2.38
DPA - - - -
Total ω-6 922.32 197.39 630.00 20.00 610.00 50.00 395.32 70.94
ω-3 (mg/100 g) α-Linolenic acid 121.71 37.79 90.00 0.00 150.00 10.00 115.92 16.12
EPA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 10.00 16.71 8.78
DHA - - - -
Total ω-3 121.71 37.79 90.00 0.00 160.00 20.00 132.62 24.90
Ratio of ω-3 to ω-6 7.58 7.00 3.81 2.98
All values are presented as mean±SD.
DPA, docosaentaenoic acid; EPA, eicosapentaenoic acid; DHA, docosahexaenoic acid.