Journal
MEAT SCIENCE
Volume 90, Issue 3, Pages 819-827Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2011.11.023
Keywords
Veal; Fatty acids; CLA isomers; Cholesterol; alpha-Tocopherol; beta-Carotene
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Funding
- [SFRH/PROTEC/2009/50138]
- [SFRH/BD/2007/37793]
- [SFRH/BD/2009/61068]
- [PTDC/CVT/2006/66114]
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The influence of slaughter season and muscle type on the detailed fatty acid composition, including conjugated linoleic acid isomers, and contents of total cholesterol and lipid-soluble antioxidant vitamins (alpha-tocopherol and beta-carotene) in Mirandesa-PDO veal was assessed. Mirandesa purebred calves (n = 29) were raised in a traditional production semi-extensive system, slaughtered in late spring (June) or early autumn (October) and the longissimus lumborum and semitendinosus muscles were sampled for analysis. Although the lipid composition of PDO veal was only slightly affected by the slaughter season, it was markedly changed by the muscle type. However, PDO veal had values of pasture-fed cattle for lipid grass intake indicators, in both seasons and muscles. From a human health standpoint, intramuscular fat in Mirandesa-PDO veal has a high nutritional value throughout the year, with favorable ratios of n-6/n-3 and contents of n 3 PUFA and alpha-tocopherol, as a result of the beneficial effects of grass feeding. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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