Effect of pasture in oak and chestnut groves on chemical and sensorial traits of cured lard of Cinta Senese pigs

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of pasture in oak and chestnut groves on the chemical and sensorial traits of cured lard. Thirty Cinta Senese barrows (124kg of l.w. on average) were allotted to three groups: one group (CONC) was reared outdoors in a confined area and fed comme...

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Main Authors: Oreste Franci, Clemente Lopez-Bote, Ana Rey, Silvia Parenti, Stefania D'Adorante, Francesco Sirtori, Carolina Pugliese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-01-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/12
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author Oreste Franci
Clemente Lopez-Bote
Ana Rey
Silvia Parenti
Stefania D'Adorante
Francesco Sirtori
Carolina Pugliese
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Clemente Lopez-Bote
Ana Rey
Silvia Parenti
Stefania D'Adorante
Francesco Sirtori
Carolina Pugliese
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description The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of pasture in oak and chestnut groves on the chemical and sensorial traits of cured lard. Thirty Cinta Senese barrows (124kg of l.w. on average) were allotted to three groups: one group (CONC) was reared outdoors in a confined area and fed commercial feedstuff. The other two groups were raised under free-range conditions on acorns (AC) or chestnuts (CH). At slaughtering (148kg of LW) the backfat was seasoned for 60 days to obtained cured lard. Results demonstrated that the lard of CH and AC respect to CONC group was the richest in MUFA (46.9 and 47.76 vs 44.78% respectively) because of the higher content of oleic acid (44.2 and 44.91 vs 42.05%, P<0.05, respectively). CH showed a higher percentage of PUFA-n3 than AC and CONC (1.18 vs 1.06 and 1.03%, P<0.05, respectively), a lower content of &alpha;-tocopherol (9.77 vs 14.46 and 13.31&mu;/g, P<0.05 respectively) and a higher content of &gamma;-tocopherol (13.73 vs 6.02 and 4.32&mu;/g, P<0.05, respectively). As regards sensorial traits, the lard of CH and AC groups exhibited a lower value of pinkness than CONC (29.3 and 32.4 vs 49.2, P<0.05, respectively) and higher scores of yellowness (31.4 and 28.6 vs 18.6, P<0.05, respectively) and oiliness (37.0 and 33.7 vs 24.0, P<0.05, respectively). The pasture in the acorn and chestnut groves affected the chemical traits of lard, prevalently the composition of fatty acids . The consumption of acorns or chestnuts led to a higher content of oleic acid with respect to concentrate, affecting some sensorial traits of lard.
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spelling doaj.art-70e9ee1a25094bcab502cc26a7c935732022-12-22T02:01:21ZengTaylor & Francis GroupItalian Journal of Animal Science1594-40771828-051X2010-01-018213114210.4081/ijas.2009.131Effect of pasture in oak and chestnut groves on chemical and sensorial traits of cured lard of Cinta Senese pigsOreste FranciClemente Lopez-BoteAna ReySilvia ParentiStefania D'AdoranteFrancesco SirtoriCarolina PuglieseThe objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of pasture in oak and chestnut groves on the chemical and sensorial traits of cured lard. Thirty Cinta Senese barrows (124kg of l.w. on average) were allotted to three groups: one group (CONC) was reared outdoors in a confined area and fed commercial feedstuff. The other two groups were raised under free-range conditions on acorns (AC) or chestnuts (CH). At slaughtering (148kg of LW) the backfat was seasoned for 60 days to obtained cured lard. Results demonstrated that the lard of CH and AC respect to CONC group was the richest in MUFA (46.9 and 47.76 vs 44.78% respectively) because of the higher content of oleic acid (44.2 and 44.91 vs 42.05%, P<0.05, respectively). CH showed a higher percentage of PUFA-n3 than AC and CONC (1.18 vs 1.06 and 1.03%, P<0.05, respectively), a lower content of &alpha;-tocopherol (9.77 vs 14.46 and 13.31&mu;/g, P<0.05 respectively) and a higher content of &gamma;-tocopherol (13.73 vs 6.02 and 4.32&mu;/g, P<0.05, respectively). As regards sensorial traits, the lard of CH and AC groups exhibited a lower value of pinkness than CONC (29.3 and 32.4 vs 49.2, P<0.05, respectively) and higher scores of yellowness (31.4 and 28.6 vs 18.6, P<0.05, respectively) and oiliness (37.0 and 33.7 vs 24.0, P<0.05, respectively). The pasture in the acorn and chestnut groves affected the chemical traits of lard, prevalently the composition of fatty acids . The consumption of acorns or chestnuts led to a higher content of oleic acid with respect to concentrate, affecting some sensorial traits of lard.http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/12
spellingShingle Oreste Franci
Clemente Lopez-Bote
Ana Rey
Silvia Parenti
Stefania D'Adorante
Francesco Sirtori
Carolina Pugliese
Effect of pasture in oak and chestnut groves on chemical and sensorial traits of cured lard of Cinta Senese pigs
Italian Journal of Animal Science
title Effect of pasture in oak and chestnut groves on chemical and sensorial traits of cured lard of Cinta Senese pigs
title_full Effect of pasture in oak and chestnut groves on chemical and sensorial traits of cured lard of Cinta Senese pigs
title_fullStr Effect of pasture in oak and chestnut groves on chemical and sensorial traits of cured lard of Cinta Senese pigs
title_full_unstemmed Effect of pasture in oak and chestnut groves on chemical and sensorial traits of cured lard of Cinta Senese pigs
title_short Effect of pasture in oak and chestnut groves on chemical and sensorial traits of cured lard of Cinta Senese pigs
title_sort effect of pasture in oak and chestnut groves on chemical and sensorial traits of cured lard of cinta senese pigs
url http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/12
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