Fatty acid composition of the meat of elk, deer, roe deer and wild boar hunted in Latvia
2012
Strazdina, V., Latvia Univ. of Agriculture, Jelgava (Latvia) | Jemeljanovs, A., Latvia Univ. of Agriculture, Jelgava (Latvia) | Sterna, V., Latvia Univ. of Agriculture, Jelgava (Latvia)
Every autumn and winter period, game animals - elk (Alces alces), deer (Cervus elaphus), roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) and wild boar (Sus scrofa scrofa) - provide an excellent input in the diversification of many consumer meals. In the recent years, consumption and assortment of game meat products has significantly increased. At the moment there are only few biochemical composition investigations of the game meat. The meat of wild animals is more favourable for human health, because it has a lower content of saturated fatty acid, but a higher content of protein. Therefore the aim of our investigation was to compare biochemical composition of the game meats hunted in Latvia. Investigations were carried out in different regions of Latvia. In the studied samples, protein, intramuscular fat, fatty acids and cholesterol were determined. The biochemical analysis of 54 samples was carried out. The results of the analysis showed that protein content in all types of the meat samples was 22.36 - 22.92%, which is not statistically significant. The fat content, on the other hand, was significantly lower: 1.33 ± 0.88% in elk meat samples, and 1.59 ± 0.59% in roe deer meat samples. Content of cholesterol varied from 64.41% to 95.07% in the ruminant meat samples of different species. From the dietetic point of view, the meat samples of roe deer had the best composition of fatty acids.
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