Review article
Pork fats
Danijel Karolyi
; Zavod za opće stočarstvo, Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Svetošimunska cesta 25, 10 000, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Abstract
The main fat depots in the pig body (internal cavities, subcutaneous, inter- and intramuscular fat) were reviewed and structure of adipose tissue present in pork meat was described. Content and structure of intramuscular fat were reviewed in particular, as well as its influence on sensory properties of meat. Fatty acid composition of body fats in pigs was explained with special focus on the composition of fatty acids in the triglycerides and phospholipids of intramuscular fat. The characteristic fatty acid composition of muscle and adipose tissue of retail pork was given. The content of the main omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids (linolenic and alpha-linolenic acid) with relevant nutritional ratios (LA/ALA, n-6/n-3, P/S) of fatty acids in pig muscle and back fat were presented through examples of some modern and traditional pig breeds, as well as products.
Keywords
pigs; intramuscular fat; back fat; fatty acid composition; n-6/n-3 ratio
Hrčak ID:
21266
URI
Publication date:
15.12.2007.
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