Cholesterol and fat contents of Spanish commercial pork cuts

Authors
Dorado, M Gomez, EMM Jimenez-Colmenero, F Masoud, TA
Citation
M. Dorado et al., Cholesterol and fat contents of Spanish commercial pork cuts, MEAT SCI, 51(4), 1999, pp. 321-323
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Food Science/Nutrition
Journal title
MEAT SCIENCE
ISSN journal
03091740 → ACNP
Volume
51
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
321 - 323
Database
ISI
SICI code
0309-1740(199904)51:4<321:CAFCOS>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
A study was carried out to determine the fat and cholesterol contents of se veral commercial pork cuts as function of sex. Fat and cholesterol content ranged from 2.7% and 57 mg/100 g in loin to 30.3% and 116 mg/100 g in dewla p. The higher the fat content the higher was the cholesterol content. Sex d id not influence fat content and the fat/cholesterol ratio, but cholesterol content was higher in females than in males. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd . All rights reserved.