Linear hydrocarbons content of intramuscular lipids of dry-cured Iberian ham

M J Petrón; T Antequera; E Muriel; J F Tejeda; J Ventanas

doi:10.1016/S0309-1740(03)00102-5

Linear hydrocarbons content of intramuscular lipids of dry-cured Iberian ham

Meat Sci. 2004 Feb;66(2):295-300. doi: 10.1016/S0309-1740(03)00102-5.

Authors

M J Petrón¹, T Antequera, E Muriel, J F Tejeda, J Ventanas

Affiliation

¹ Food Technology and Biochemistry, Escuela de Ingenierı́as Agrarias, Universidad de Extremadura, Carretera de Cáceres s/n 06071, Badajoz. Spain.

PMID: 22064131
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1740(03)00102-5

Abstract

This study has been carried out to determine the linear hydrocarbons content (n-alkane and n-alkene) in intramuscular lipids (biceps femoris muscle) of dry-cured Iberian ham considering "feeding system" (Montanera: fed on acorns and pasture and concentrate feed) and "genotype" (hams from Iberian pure pigs and hams from Iberian crossbreed with Duroc in a 50%). The linear hydrocarbons from n-C(14) to n-C(32) range were present in the four studied groups. n-Alkenes fraction (60-76 mg/kg of intramuscular fat) was higher than n-alkanes fraction (34-38 mg/kg). The most abundant n-alkane and n-alkene were the shortest chain ones. Feeding and genotype did not influence linear hydrocarbons content (neither n-alkanes nor n-alkenes).