Meat quality characteristics of DurocxYorkshire, DurocxYorkshirexwild boar and wild boar

Abstract

Chemical composition, pH value, fatty acids profile, cholesterol content, color and sensory analysis of pork meat from DurocxYorkshire (DxY), DurocxYorkshirexwild boar (DxYxWB) crossbreeds and wild boars (WB) was investigated. Samples for all tests were taken from m. longissimus dorsi. The chemical composition and pH value were tested by ISO methods. Fatty acid and cholesterol determination was performed by gas chromatography with external standard. The color was determined instrumentally using the thristimulus colourimeter. The overall sensory quality (appearance, texture and smell) of samples of raw meat was evaluated. A scoring system was used in the evaluation of the results. Statistically significant differences (p LT 0.05) were found in the chemical composition (moisture, fat, protein and ash) and pH values between each of the examined groups, as well as fatty acids and cholesterol content among all the examined groups. Measurments of the colour of meat from all three groups showed that the L*, a*, b*, Chroma and Hue angle were also statistically significantly different (p LT 0.01).