Hidden-Vue Farm Fatty Acid Analysis
Testing conducted at IA State University
Sample Descriptions
Our farm, Grass-fed and finished on Haylage # 15
Our farm, Grass-fed and finished on Grass Pasture #73
Our farm, Grass-fed and finished on Grass Pasture # 76
Grocery Store purchased Grain-fed sample # 100
Sample Lipid Percentage (%) The fat content of our ribeye steaks average
15 3.766 3% fat and the grain-fed ribeye steak is 15%
73 3.101
76 2.175 Over 5 TIMES the fat that our steaks have.
100 15.157
Sample Vitamin E Vit. A Beta-Carotene
  (ng/gm tissue)
15 2293 33.8 130
76 1975 37.7 63
100 1719 56.5 Not Detecttable
Summary of Lipid Analysis Chart Below
for an 8 ounce portion of our steak
15 73 76 100
steak in grams 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
fat in grams 3.49 2.72 2.38 2.98
Omega3 in grams 0.12 0.17 0.11 0.0144
8 Ounce Steak in grams 226.8 226.8 226.8 226.8
Omega3 in grams 0.28 0.39 0.26 0.033
Omega3 in mg 276 386 258 33
Times more Omega3 than Grain-fed 8 12 8 1.00000
         
Ratio (1:1 to 1:2) perfect 1:1.3 1:1.4 1:1.52 1:17.3
         
CLA in grams 0.02227 0.02064 0.02002 0.01096
CLA in milligrams 22.3 20.6 20.0 11.0  
Times More CLA than Grain-fed 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.0
EPA in milligrams 43.35 108.61 65.04 1.29
Times More EPA than Grain-fed 34 84 50 1.0000
DPA in milligrams 59.92 108.16 66.75 4.34
Times More DPA than Grain-fed 14 25 15 1.0000
DHA in milligrams 6.36 0.00 7.32 0.00
 
Haylage Grass Pasture Grass Pasture
Grass-fed Grass-fed Grass-Fed Grain-Fed
Common Name Fatty Acid 15 73 76 100
(g/100g of fatty acids)
Capric acid 10:0 0.04 0.00 0.05 0.03
Lauric acid 12:0 0.07 0.70 0.06 0.04
Tridecanoic acid 13:0 0.03 0.00 0.05 0.01
Myristic acid 14:0 2.28 1.62 1.71 2.48
Myristoleic acid  14:1 0.88 0.40 0.51 0.35
Pentadecanoic acid 15:0 0.19 0.00 0.00 0.06
Palmitic acid 16:0 23.59 22.55 22.70 24.87
Palmitoleic acid 16:1 2.41 3.97 4.03 3.08
Margaric acid 17:0 1.75 0.82 1.05 1.31
Heptadecenoic acid 17:1 0.59 0.68 0.84 0.84
Stearic acid 18:0 23.53 13.46 12.46 16.23
Oleic acid 18:1 35.49 39.47 43.50 47.22
Linoleic acid 18:2 n6 3.27 5.79 4.49 1.99
Gamma linolenic acid 18:3 n6 0.16 0.00 0.09 0.08
Eicosenoic acid 20:1  0.00 0.00 0.00 0.07
Alpha linolenic acid 18:3 n3 2.05 2.32 2.15 0.40
Cis 9, trans 11 conjugated linoleic acid CLA c9, t11 0.64 0.76 0.84 0.37
Eicosadienoic acid 20:2 n6 0.03 0.00 0.03 0.04
Docosanoic acid 22:0 0.13 0.00 0.03 0.07
Dihomo gamma linolenic acid 20:3 n6 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
Docosenoic acid 22:1 0.20 0.73 0.55 0.10
Eicosatrienoic acid 20:3 n3 0.04 0.43 0.05 0.00
Arachidonic acid 20:4 n6 0.93 2.41 1.80 0.17
Docosadienoic acid 22:2 0.14 0.39 0.36 0.02
Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) 20:5 n3 0.55 1.76 1.21 0.02
Lignoceric acid 24:0 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.05
Adrenic acid 22:4 0.07 0.00 0.08 0.03
Docosapentaenoic acid (DPA) 22:5 n3 0.76 1.75 1.24 0.06
Docosohexaenoic acid (DHA) 22:6 n3 0.08 0.00 0.14 0.00
Chain length <16 3.49 2.72 2.38 2.98
Chain length >16 96.51 97.28 97.62 97.02
Total saturated fatty acids 51.71 39.14 38.11 45.16
Total monounsaturated fatty acids 39.56 45.26 49.41 51.66
Total polyunsaturated fatty acids 8.72 15.60 12.48 3.18
Total omega-3 fatty acids 3.48 6.26 4.78 0.48
Total omega-6 fatty acids 5.04 8.95 7.25 2.64
Polyunsaturated/saturated 0.17 0.40 0.33 0.07
Omega-3/omega-6 0.69 0.70 0.66 0.18
Monounsaturated/saturated 0.77 1.16 1.30 1.14
Unsaturated/saturated 0.93 1.55 1.62 1.21
Index of Atherogenicity 0.68 0.49 0.48 0.64