Analysis of Meat Quality from Mangalitsa Breed
Keywords:
cholesterol, color, fat, intramuscular, pigAbstract
The Mangalitsa breed is known as being one of the most popular breeds from Europe, having excellent properties regarding the taste, the marbling and the very reduced amount of cholesterol.
In the last years, more information about meat quality has become available and especially about the fat of Mangalitsa pigs from Romania, according to which their meat is also very suitable for obtaining dried products and for the popular grill. Also, this breed has become popular in Spain, Switzerland, Austria and Germany.
In this study, meat and fat quality were examined for 22 Mangalitsa pigs. Compared to the German Saddlepack breed, also considered fat, the German Landrace breed has the meat darker in color, the fat is whiter and intramuscular fat content in meat and the backfat thickness are considerably higher.
The high amount of intramuscular fat and its fine and equal dispersion are favorable in terms of palatability (flavor, juiciness and tenderness) and overall, it is considered an excellent quality.
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