CHOLESTEROL IN BEEF, PORK, CHICKEN AND TH EIR PRODUCTS COMMERCIALIZEDIN MARINGA, PARANA, BRAZIL

A rapid method developed by Al-Hasani et al. with modifications for ch olesterol determination was applied in samples of beef, pork, chicken and meat products. Analyses df cholesterol were performed by capillary gas chromatography. The obtained results showed that chicken presente d higher concentration (126,96 to 188,29 mg/100g) of cholesterol in co mparison to beef and pork and similar to meat products, except bovine liver that presented 265,03 mg/100g. Cholesterol values of beef and po rk samples were considered low due to the absence of superficial fat i n meat samples.