Seasonal changes and muscle type effect on the nutritional quality of intramuscular fat in Mirandesa-PDO veal

Meat Science

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 819-827

  Pestana, José M ^a,b   Costa, Ana S H ^a   Alves, Susana P ^c,d   Martins, Susana V ^a   Alfaia, Cristina M ^a   Bessa, Rui J B ^a   Prates, José A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF LEIRIA   (Portugal)

^c INRB   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Tocopherol; Carotene; Cholesterol; CLA isomers; Fatty acids; Veal

Indexed keywords

BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; CONJUGATED LINOLEIC ACID; FATTY ACID COMPOSITION; HUMAN HEALTH; LIPID COMPOSITION; LONGISSIMUS; NUTRITIONAL QUALITIES; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; SEASONAL CHANGES; SEMITENDINOSUS MUSCLES; VEAL;

AGRICULTURE; CHOLESTEROL; FATTY ACIDS; ISOMERS; LINOLEIC ACID;

MUSCLE;

BOS;

9,11 LINOLEIC ACID; 9,11-LINOLEIC ACID; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE; CHOLESTEROL; CONJUGATED LINOLEIC ACID; FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; MEAT; SEASON; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BETA CAROTENE; CATTLE; CHOLESTEROL; DIET; FATTY ACIDS; LINOLEIC ACIDS, CONJUGATED; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SEASONS;

EID: 84355161434     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2011.11.023     Document Type: Article

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