Effect of slaughter season and muscle type on the fatty acid composition, including conjugated linoleic acid isomers, and nutritional value of intramuscular fat in organic beef

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2428-2435

  Pestana, José M ^a,b   Costa, Ana Sh ^a   Martins, Susana V ^a   Alfaia, Cristina M ^a   Alves, Susana P ^c,d   Lopes, Paula A ^a   Bessa, Rui Jb ^a   Prates, José Am ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF LEIRIA   (Portugal)

^c INRB   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; CLA isomers; Fat soluble vitamins; Fatty acids; Organic beef

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; CHOLESTEROL; CONJUGATED LINOLEIC ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DIET; FAT INTAKE; HUMAN; ISOMERISM; MEAT; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; ORGANIC FOOD; POACEAE; SEASON; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BETA CAROTENE; CATTLE; CHOLESTEROL; DIET; DIETARY FATS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-6; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; FOOD, ORGANIC; HUMANS; ISOMERISM; LINOLEIC ACID; LINOLEIC ACIDS, CONJUGATED; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NUTRITIVE VALUE; POACEAE; SEASONS;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 84864793796     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.5648     Document Type: Article

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