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Effect of Age, Sex and Strain on the Fatty Acid Composition of Goose Muscle and Depot Fats
Author(s) -
FRIEND D. W.,
KRAMER J. K. G.,
FORTIN A.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of food science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1750-3841
pISSN - 0022-1147
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1983.tb03512.x
Subject(s) - goose , crossbreed , food science , stearic acid , palmitic acid , chemistry , composition (language) , interesterified fat , linoleic acid , oleic acid , polyunsaturated fatty acid , strain (injury) , fatty acid , biology , biochemistry , zoology , anatomy , paleontology , linguistics , philosophy , organic chemistry , lipase , enzyme
The fatty acid composition of muscle and depot fats from four strains of geese was determined by GLC analysis. Differences due to sex and age of goose were not significant (P < 0.01). The major fatty acids of depot fat were oleic (54%), palmitic (22%), linoleic (11%) and stearic (8%). Muscle contained from 4.7–9.6% fat composed mainly of oleic (42%), palmitic (25%), linoleic (14%) and stearic (12%) acids. The muscle fat content of Pilgrim and Hungarian geese was less than that of the Crossbred (P < 0.01) and of the Chinese strain.