Comparison of Fatty Acid Composition between Female and Male Japanese Quail Meats

Abstract

The objective of the present study was to compare the proximate analysis, fatty acids composition, omega fatty acids, trans fatty acids (TFAs), and ratio of the total poly unsaturated fatty acid (ΣPUFA) and total saturated fatty acid (ΣSFA) of female and male quail meats. Significant differences were not observed between pH, crude fat, moisture, and ash content of female and male quail meats (p>0.05). The male quail meat had higher fat and ash contents and lower moisture content than those of the female quail meat. The pHs of male and female quail meat were found to be 6.22 and 6.21, respectively. The results of the fatty acid composition analysis showed that C18:1 (42.14–41.23%), C16:0 (24.31–25.76%), C18:2 (13.82–13.42%), and C18:0 (7.49–7.32%) were found as the major fatty acids in the female and male quail meats. Total TFAs,ΣSFA, monounsaturated fatty acids (ΣMUFA), andΣPUFA content of the female and male quail meats were found to be 2.79–2.82%, 33.22–34.65%, 49.70–48.72%, and 14.29–13.81%, respectively.

Fatty acid composition of meat and genetic mapping of quantitative trait loci in 3 generations of Japanese quail populations

“…amount of total SFA compared to meat line quails (P<0.01), and particularly, a higher (P<0.01) proportions of lauric (C12:0; 2-fold higher), myristic (C14:0), palmitic (C16:0), heptadecanoic (C17:0) and stearic (C18:0) acids. The proportions of the single SFA found in the present study were consistent with those reported in literature on quails (Botsoglou et al, 2004;Genchev et al, 2008;Boni et al, 2010;Gecgel et al, 2015) and on chicken (Rule et al, 2002;Poureslami et al, 2010). The total monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) content, which in chickens is related either to the endogenous synthesis or to the gut absorption from the diet, was highest in meat-type quails (+ 11.5 p.p.…”

“…and C14:1 (P<0.05) acids; while, only the C20:1n-9 was higher (P<0.01) in egg line quails, even if contained at low weight percentages. The amount of total MUFA detected in meat line quails (51.5%) was similar to that reported by Gecgel et al (2015) for 56 day old male quails (48.72±3.27%); whereas, it was higher than that reported in Pharaoh breed (specialized for meat production) of 35 days old-40.7% (Genchev et al, 2008) and in spent quails of 8 months old-42.8% (Boni et al, 2010). Meat from egg-type quails had higher content of total PUFA (+4.5 p.p.…”

“…Several lines, breeds and varieties of Japanese quail have been developed for different production purposes (Genchev et al, 2008;Maiorano et al, 2011). Quail is one of the leanest type of poultry (Boni et al, 2010cited in Gecgel et al, 2015 and its meat is characterized by high protein and low fat contents, with a high degree of unsaturated fatty acids (FA) and low sodium and cholesterol levels (Gecgel et al, 2015). Effects of factors such as breed, age, sex and nutritional condition on fat deposition and FA profile of Japanese quail are not widely studied.…”

“…Effects of factors such as breed, age, sex and nutritional condition on fat deposition and FA profile of Japanese quail are not widely studied. In fact, very few studies on the FA composition and cholesterol content of Japanese quail meat have been published (Botsoglou et al, 2004;Genchev et al, 2008;Boni et al, 2010;Sartowska et al, 2014;Gecgel et al, 2015;Yalcin et al, 2017), and available results are not always directly comparable. In addition, far too little attention has been paid to the determination of meat quality traits of adult or spent quails at the end of their productive life (Santhi and Kalaikannan, 2017).…”

GC-MS Analysis of the Fatty Acid Methyl Ester in Japanese Quail Fat

“…The value and chemical composition of quail meat, which contains monounsaturated fatty acids at the amount of about 50%, polyunsaturated acids at the amount of 15%, and trans-confi gured acids at the amount of 3 % is known [1]. The unique composition of quail carcass products determines their nutritional and healing qualities.…”