Fatty Acid Composition and Oxidative Stability of Muscles in Lambs Fed Coconut Oil Supplemented Diet
Year: 2011
Type: article
Abstract: A study with 10 male lambs of Bulgarian dairy synthetic population was carried out to investigate the effectof dietary coconut oil supplementation on the lipid components, fatty acid composition and oxidative stabilityduring storage in m. Longissimus dorsi and m. Semimembranosus. Dietary coconut oil supplementation did notinduce significant changes in the amount of lipid components in both muscles. Triacylglycerols of m. Longissimusdorsi and m. Semimembranosus in the lambs from the group fed coconut oil supplemented diet had significantlyhigher content of C14:0 and C16:0 (P<0.01; P<0.05) and lower amount of C17:0 (P<0.01). The differences inthe phospholipid fatty acid composition of the studied muscles were due to both diet and muscle type. Coconutoil supplementation increased significantly the amount of C16:1 (P<0.05) and lowered that of C17:0 and C22:5(P<0.05; P<0.01). The content of C20:4 (P<0.05) and the total amount of PUFA was higher (P<0.05) in m. Semimebranosusin the control and coconut oil supplemented group of lambs, compared to m. Longissimus dorsi. Theoil oxidative stability of both m. Longissimus dorsi and m. Semimebranosus was influenced by the time of storagewhereas no significant effect of the dietary coconut oil supplementation was observed.
Author: Teodora Popova
Language: English
Subfield: Animal Science and Zoology
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2187626572