FORMATION OF HETEROCYCLIC AMINES IN MEAT EMULSION EXTENDED WITH SOY PROTEIN

Formation of heterocyclic amines (HAs) during heating of meat emulsions at selected temperatures was studied to determine the influence of soy protein and fat contents on yields of HAs. Meat emulsion with two different fat contents, 6% (low) and 19% (high), and with two soy protein contents, 0% (none) and 10%, were used in the study. The emulsions were heated at temperatures of 180 and 200C for times varying from 0 to 40 min. HAs namely IQx (2-amino-3-methylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoxaline), MelQx (2-amino-3,8-dimethylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoxaline), and PhIP (2-amino-1-methy-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine) were identified and quantified in the meat emulsions. Concentrations of IQx were from 0 to 8.26 ng/g of emulsion; MeIQx concentrations were from 0 to 14.73 ng/g and PhIP concentrations were from 0 to 2.48 ng/g. Yields of the HAs depended on temperature, time, soy protein and fat contents. Formation of the HAs in the meat emulsions after an initial lag period followed first order kinetics. Increasing soy protein content decreased the maximum concentrations of IQx and MeIQx formed at the different heating condition.     

Heterocyclic amines in some Swedish cooked foods industrially prepared or from fast food outlets and restaurants

Accurate assessment of human intake of mutagenic/carcinogenic heterocyclic amines (HAs) is necessary for epidemiological studies and future risk assessment. Using questionnaires, the frequency of consumption of specific dishes can be obtained at an individual level and linked to analyzed concentrations of different compounds in corresponding dishes. Some typical Swedish cooked meat dishes, hamburgers and kebab, industrially prepared or from fast food outlets and restaurants, were analyzed regarding their content of 11 different HAs. The amount of each of these compounds was below 0.1 ng/g cooked weight in most of the industrially prepared products. The total amount of HAs was highest in the kebab samples. The intake of HAs from 200 g of the dishes was estimated to range from not detectable levels to 0.6 microg. The results of the present study indicate that the content of HAs in a specific dish may vary with origin, and that the concentrations of HAs in commercial fried meat products are generally low, although some of these food items may contain elevated amounts.     

EFFECT OF DIFFERENT FATS ON THE QUALITY OF GOAT MEAT PATTIES INCORPORATED WITH FULL-FAT SOY PASTE

Effect of different fats such as goat fat, chicken fat, combination of goat and chicken fat and refined mustard oil (RMO) were evaluated in goat meat patties (GMPs). Patties with 10% RMO contributed significantly ( P <  0.05) better emulsion stability compared with others. There were no significant effects of different fats on physicochemical and textural attributes of patties. Patties with RMO had significantly ( P <  0.05) lower cholesterol content than other groups. GMPs with RMO, chicken fat and chicken and goat fat combination rated higher for all sensory attributes than patties with goat fat, which had significantly ( P <  0.05) higher mouth coating and lower overall acceptability. Flavor and overall acceptability were higher in patties with chicken fat. Histological study showed improper dispersion of goat fat in continuous phase of meat protein matrix (emulsion) compared with others .

PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS

Utilization of hard fats from goat, sheep and buffalo in emulsion-based meat products decreases emulsion stability because of its poor dispersibility, and consequently its cooking yield. Goat fat also contributes to a smeary and greasy mouth-coating problem and reduces the palatability of meat products. Alternatively, chicken fat disperses well in meat emulsion because of its high unsaturation and enhances the flavor of the products. However, the efficient utilization of goat fat is essential to support an economical goat meat production system and for developing meat products. The present study showed successful utilization of goat fat when combined with chicken fat, and the products had similar sensory attributes and acceptability as in meat products with chicken fat and refined mustard oil. This study would also help in better use of excess fat from spent hens in other meat products.     

淘汰藏鸡基本营养及挥发性成分分析

对比600日龄淘汰下蛋藏鸡和市场上相近日龄三黄鸡和白凤乌鸡肉的基本营养物质和挥发性成分种类及含量。结果表明：淘汰下蛋藏鸡蛋白质含量最高（18.95 g/100 g）,显著高于白凤乌鸡（17.00 g/100 g）(P <0.0 5),与三黄鸡无显著性差异;白凤乌鸡水分含量最高（6 4.9 5g/1 0 0g）,脂肪含量最低（14.60 g/100 g）;三黄鸡水分含量最低（58.75 g/100 g）,脂肪含量最高（21.55 g/100 g）;3种不同品种鸡肉通过顶空固相微萃取-气相色谱-质谱联用内标法共鉴定出76种挥发性物质,主要由醛类、醇类、酮类和烃类物质组成;藏鸡作为西藏特色品种,挥发性物质种类最多（65种）,高于白凤乌鸡（47种）和三黄鸡（60种）,其总含量（3 070.84μg/kg）低于白凤乌鸡,略高于三黄鸡,从挥发性物质种类和含量上来说,淘汰藏鸡风味优于三黄鸡。     

Studies on emulsion-type buffalo meat sausages incorporating skeletal and offal meat with different levels of pork fat

Ready-to-eat emulsion-type buffalo meat sausages were developed by using a combination of 80% meat components with 20% pork back fat. The meat components were constituted of 70 parts buffalo skeletal meat and 30 parts offal meat (rumen meat and heart meat in equal proportions). The emulsion stability, cooking losses of emulsions and sausages, composition of cooked sausages, eating quality of sausages and the microscopic characteristics of the raw emulsion and cooked sausages were studied. The light microscope micrograph of the raw emulsion showed uniformly well distributed fat globules embedded in a dense protein gel. The cooked emulsion also showed uniformly sized fat globules well distributed in a fine, compact, coagulated protein gel, which retained their original spherical shape. Good quality emulsion-type sausages could be produced having a high emulsion stability (0·87 ± 0·07 ml fat release/100 g emulsion); a low emulsion cooking loss (9·60 ± 0·60%) and a low sausage cooking loss (8·83 ± 0·48%). The overall acceptability of sausages was also high.     

Quality and shelf life evaluation of emulsion and restructured buffalo meat nuggets at cold storage (4±1°C)

The study was aimed at comparing the physico-chemical characteristics and texture profile of emulsion and restructured buffalo meat nuggets (BMN) and assessing their shelf life at refrigeration temperature (4±1°C). The stability of restructured batter was significantly lower than that of the emulsion form. Emulsion nuggets (EN) had significantly higher product yield, fat content and calories while restructured nuggets (RN) had significantly higher moisture and protein contents. Texture profile analysis revealed that RN had significantly higher cohesiveness, gumminess, chewiness and shear force values. Differences in TBARS values for emulsion and restructured nuggets were not significant at any particular storage time. Throughout storage, counts for mesophilic, psychrotrophic and coliforms did not exceed log(10)3.09 and 3.44cfu/g, log(10)2.23 and 2.11cfu/g, log(10)1.30 and 1.30cfu/g for emulsion and restructured buffalo meat nuggets, respectively. In spite of a higher overall acceptance for EN initially, panelists rated them considerably lower compared to RN during subsequent storage. Buffalo meat nuggets were acceptable for at least 20 days in cold storage (4±1°C) under aerobic conditions in polypropylene bags.     

Technological properties of date paste obtained from date by-products and its effect on the quality of a cooked meat product

Fresh date processing (picking, storage or conditioning) may lead to date losses. Such by-products from fresh dates (Medjoul variety) can be processed to prepare date paste. Chemical composition, physicochemical and technological properties of this date paste were determined regarding its potential application as an ingredient in the elaboration of meat products. The date paste had a high content of sugars (53.00 g/100 g) especially reducing sugars (fructose and glucose), total and insoluble dietary fiber (7.00 g/100 g and 4.04 g/100 g, respectively) and natural antioxidants (polyphenol content; 225 mg GAE/100 g). Its emulsion capacity was 57.00 mL/100 mL and it showed also a high emulsion stability (98.59 mL/100 mL). The addition of up to 15% date paste in the formulation of bologna-type products leads to the enhancement of the nutritional (lower fat content and higher fiber content than control) and technological quality (redder-colored and less hard, chewy and cohesive product than the control) together with a satisfactory sensory quality.     

Nutritional and bacteriological properties of some game duck carcasses

The aim of this work was to evaluate the body composition, bacteriological quality, proximate composition, amino acids content, total lipids fractionation, as well as fatty acids profile in breast and thigh meat (with skin) of males and females of two species of game ducks namely: Pintail (Anas acuta) and garganey (Anas querquedula). The obtained results are as follows. The live weight of pentail and garganey females constituted 59.0 and 86.0% of male's weight in pintail and garganey, respectively. The bacteriological quality revealed that the mean values of psychrotrophs, enterobacteriaceae, pseudomonas, coliforms, streptococci and Staph. aureus were 4.1, 2.8, 1.7, 2.0, 2.5 and 3.1 log 10 n/g of pintail breast muscle. The corresponding values in garganey breast muscle was 3.8, 3.2, 2.0, 3.0, 2.9 and 3.1, respectively. In the thigh of pintail and garganey, the results were more or less different. Neither salmonella nor Clostridium perfringens could be isolated from examined game duck carcasses. Protein content ranged from 19.0 to 23.8%, fat 4.8 to 23.2%, ash 1.0 to 1.4% and energy value 580 to 1191 kJ/100 g in pintail meat against 20.8 to 23.3% protein, 9.3 to 16.1% fat, 1.3 to 1.4% ash and 741 to 952 kJ/100 g in garganey meat. Breast meat of pintail recorded high content of iron (5.12 and 6.19 mg/100 g wet basis) in males and females, respectively, against 4.22 and 6.14 mg/100 g in garganey meat. The essential amino acids content ranged from 34.3 to 38.6 g/100 g protein in pintail meat against 36.3 to 38.1 g/100 g protein in garganey meat. The total lipids of pintail and garganey were fractionated to seven fractions. The major fatty acids in pintail and garganey lipids were oleic, palmitic and stearic. Besides, garganey lipids had more unsaturated fatty acids content compared with pintail.     

Physico chemical,microstructural and sensory characteristics of low‐fat meat emulsion containing aloe gel as potential fat replacer

In this study, a possible use of aloe gel (AG) as a potential fat replacer in the manufacture of low‐fat meat emulsion was investigated. The low‐fat meat emulsions with added AG and vegetable oil (VO) in different proportions [AG7.5 (7.5% AG + 7.5% VO); AG5 (5% AG + 10% VO); AG2.5 (2.5% AG + 12.5% VO)] were compared with full‐fat meat emulsion [Control (15% VO only)]. A substantial fat reduction (P < 0.05) up to 50% as compared to full‐fat control meat emulsion was recorded without compromising other sensory attributes of meat emulsion. Microstructural properties as studied by scanning electron microscopy indicated more homogenous regular emulsion matrix with fewer cracks and more regular shaped oil droplets in AG‐added samples than the control samples.     

Heterocyclic amines and azaarenes in pan-fried meat and its gravy fried without additives and in the presence of onion and garlic

The effect of onion and garlic on the formation of heterocyclic amines (HAs, aminoazaarenes) and azaarenes (aza-PAHs) was evaluated by comparing the concentrations of several compounds in meat and gravy samples, obtained from three pork dishes prepared in the presence and absence of these spices. The concentrations of individual HAs (8-MeIQx, MeIQ, 4,8-DiMeIQx, PhIP) were from 0.5 ng g⁻¹ to 10.5 ng g⁻¹ of meat and of azaarenes (benzo[a]acridine, benzo[c]acridine, dibenzo[a,c]acridine, dibenzo[a,j]acridine and dibenzo[a,h]acridine) – from 0.06 ng g⁻¹ to 0.99 ng g⁻¹. The addition of onion (30 g/100 g of meat) in the dishes investigated, caused a decrease in heterocyclic amines concentration (considering total contents in meat and gravy) in the range of 31–49% and of azaarenes by 21–48%. Garlic (15 g/100 g of meat) lowered the concentration of HAs by 26–36% and azaarenes by 33–40%; the changes in concentrations caused by these spices were different for particular compounds. Components of onion and garlic intensify the extraction of heterocyclic amines and azaarenes from meat in gravy.     

Dietary fatty acid intervention of lactating cows simultaneously affects lipid profiles of meat and milk

BACKGROUND: The present study investigated tissue‐specific responses of muscle and mammary gland to a 10 week intervention of German Holstein cows (n = 18) with three different dietary fat supplements (saturated fat; linseed oil or sunflower oil plus docosahexaenoic acid‐rich algae) by analysing fatty acid profiles and quality parameters of meat and milk. RESULTS: Plant oil/algae intervention affected neither fat content nor quality parameters of meat but decreased fat content and saturated fatty acid amounts of milk. Linseed oil/algae intervention caused significantly higher concentrations of C18:3n‐3 (meat, 1.0 g per 100 g; milk, 1.2 g per 100 g) and C22:6n‐3 (meat, 0.3 g per 100 g; milk, 0.14 g per 100 g). Sunflower oil/algae intervention increased n‐6 fatty acid contents in milk (4.0 g per 100 g) but not in meat. Elevated amounts of C18:1trans isomers and C18:1trans‐11 were found in meat and especially in milk of plant oil/algae‐fed cows. C18:1cis‐9 amounts were found to be increased in milk but decreased in meat after plant oil/algae intervention. CONCLUSION: The present study demonstrated that dietary fatty acid manipulation substantially shifted the fatty acid profiles of milk and to a lesser extent of meat, whereas meat quality traits were not affected. Indications of tissue‐specific responses of mammary gland and muscle were identified. Copyright © 2012 Society of Chemical Industry     

Influence of pasture or grain-based diets supplemented with vitamin E on antioxidant/oxidative balance of Argentine beef

Argentine meat has been traditionally produced on pasture. However, to comply with some market requirements, grain finishing is becoming more common among producers. The main goal of the present work was to study lipid oxidation in fresh meat from animals fed different diets in relationship with their antioxidant vitamin status. Attributes were evaluated in beef from pasture or grain-fed animals with (PE and GE) or without supplementation (P and G) with vitamin E (500 UI/head/day). Fresh meat produced on grain (G and GE) had higher fat (4.0±1.6 and 4.7±1.4 g/100 g) and cholesterol content (51.0±3.0 and 52.0±4.0 mg/100 g) than meat from pasture (P and PE) fed animals (2.7±1.2 to 2.9±1.1 g/100 g and 48.0±5.0 to 49.0±4.0 mg/100 g of intramuscular fat and cholesterol respectively). Fatty acid composition was clearly affected by diet. Beef from pasture-fed cattle had higher percentage of linolenic acid, less linoleic acid and, overall, higher percentage of polyunsaturated fatty acids than beef from grain-fed animals (P<0.05). Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances number and volatile levels of hexanal, pentanal, heptanal, octanal and 3-methylbutanal were higher in grain than in pasture samples (P<0.05). P+PE meat had higher content of antioxidant vitamins than G+GE samples (P<0.001). Values ranged from: 15.92±3.48 (G) to 17.39±4.29 (GE) and 25.3±10.0 (P) to 21.98±5.11 (PE) μg/g of ascorbic acid; from 1.05±0.73 (G) to 1.76±0.97 (GE) and 3.08±0.45 to 3.91±0.74 μg/g of α-tocopherol; and from 0.06±0.03 (G) to 0.05±0.01 (GE) and 0.45±0.21 (P) to 0.63±0.27 (PE) μg/g of β-carotene. In addition, principal component analysis clearly separated grain from pasture samples regardless of their supplementation with vitamin E. This level of supplementation did not improve the antioxidant status of fresh meat (P>0.05). We conclude that pasture diet contributes natural antioxidants in sufficient amounts and is an efficient way to prevent lipid oxidation in fresh beef.     

近红外光谱法对鸡肉品种的快速无损鉴别

选取爱拔益加肉鸡（又名AA肉鸡）、京海黄鸡和狼山鸡鸡胸肉各40 个肉样,应用便携式近红外光谱仪在1 000～2 500 nm波长条件下分别对鸡肉肉块和肉糜进行光谱扫描,并测定肉样的颜色、蛋白质、脂肪和水分含量。各选择90 个肉样作为建模集,采用偏最小二乘判别分析法分别建立了鸡肉肉块和肉糜的品种鉴别模型。所建的两个模型对校正集和验证集样本的鉴别准确率均分别为100%和97.7%,对剩余预测集的各30 个肉样进行鉴别分析的鉴别准确率均为90%。     

不同部位西伯利亚鲟鱼肉的营养成分分析

本研究测定西伯利亚鲟鱼背部肌肉、腹部肌肉和尾部肌肉的基本营养成分、脂肪酸、氨基酸以及矿物元素含量,分析不同部位肌肉的品质差异。结果表明:西伯利亚鲟鱼背部肌肉蛋白含量高于腹部肌肉和尾部肌肉,脂肪、灰分含量则显著低于腹部肌肉和尾部肌肉(p<0.05);氨基酸总量(16.1 g/100 g)及必需氨基酸含量(6.85 g/100 g)均高于腹部肌肉和尾部肌肉。各部位鲜味氨基酸含量基本一致,腹部肌肉鲜味氨基酸比值略高于背部肌肉和尾部肌肉。西伯利亚鲟鱼尾部肌肉和背部肌肉各脂肪酸组成含量均高于腹部肌肉,但差异不显著(p>0.05)。二十碳五烯酸(EPA)含量背部肌肉较高(2.67 mg/g),二十二碳六烯酸(DHA)含量尾部肌肉较高(4.89 mg/g),但不同部位差异不显著(p>0.05)。不同部位肌肉的矿物元素含量存在差异,尾部肌肉中Na、Fe元素含量最高(p<0.05),K元素在背部、尾部的含量均高于腹部(p<0.05),而Ca、Mg、Zn元素在不同部位含量差异不显著(p>0.05)。总体上看,西伯利亚鲟背部肌肉营养价值高于腹部肌肉和尾部肌肉。尾部由于不饱和脂肪酸和Fe含量较背部和腹部高,更易发生脂质氧化而产生腥味。     

High-pressure-induced changes in the characteristics of low-fat and high-fat sausages

The purpose of this study was to analyse the consequences of applying high pressures (100 and 300 MPa for 5 and 20 min) on characteristics such as water and fat binding properties, texture, colour, microstructure and microbiology of low-fat (90 g kg⁻¹, LF) and high-fat (247 g kg⁻¹, HF) meat emulsions. Pressurising of LF and HF samples at 300 MPa caused a decline (P<0·05) in emulsion stability, which was more pronounced at the higher pressure. The influence of high pressures on emulsion texture varies according to fat content. In HF samples, high pressure caused a decrease (P<0·05) in Kramer shear force and Kramer energy, regardless of pressure intensity or time. Pressurisation generally caused increase (P<0·05) in the colour lightness parameter in sausages; the effect on redness and yellowness, however, was dependent on fat content, pressure intensity and pressure time. © 1997 SCI.     

剪切时间对脂肪微粒大小和肉糜品质的影响

为研究剪切时间对肉糜中脂肪微粒大小和品质的影响,研究分别测定4种不同剪切时间(1、3、5min和7min)下肉糜中脂肪微粒粒径大小和粒度分布特点、乳化稳定性和凝胶强度大小。结果表明,剪切时间为5min和7min的肉糜中脂肪微粒比较小、粒度均匀,乳化稳定性好,凝胶强度大,但这两处理组间差异并不显著(P>0.05)。因而,试验研究认为3000r/min剪切速度下剪切5min就可制成品质好的肉糜。     

Chemical composition of meat and blubber of the Cape fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus)

Although the Cape fur seal is harvested commercially in southern Africa, no data exist to indicate whether its meat composition is such that it can be consumed by humans. Presently, these animals are harvested mainly for their hides. Little is known about the chemical composition of the meat and blubber and whether it could be processed into food or animal feed. This is the first report on the chemical composition of the Pectoralis muscle and fat of seal pups and bulls. The fat content in the muscle of pups was higher (4.2 g/100 g) than recorded in bulls (2.4 g/100 g). The protein content in muscle, on the other hand, was similar (23.2 g/100 g) for animals of both age groups. The blubber of bulls had a higher protein level (26.6 g/100 g) compared to that of pups (14.6 g/100 g), but a lower fat content (67.1 g/100 g vs 77.2 g/100 g). Muscle of bulls contained 33% saturated fatty acids (SFA), 29% monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) and 38% polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA). Muscle of pups contained 39% SFA, 30% MUFA and 31% PUFA. The toxin content in Cape fur seal blubber was lower than that reported for the blubber of Canadian seals. The organochlorine content in the blubber of Cape fur seals was lower than 13.7 ng/g oil, whereas levels as high as 87.2 ng/g have been reported in Canadian seal oil. The chemical composition of the Cape fur seal is such that it could be classified as a healthy meat source.     

Nutrient content of South African C2 beef offal

The aim of this study was to determine a selected group of nutrients in raw and cooked C-age, fat code 2, bovine offal and to evaluate it as a potential source of nutrients such as protein and iron. Samples of the different raw and cooked C-age, fat code 2 bovine offal parts were analysed by accredited laboratories. Cooking affected mainly the nutrients such as moisture, protein, fat, ash and energy as well as the micronutrient values, which were higher in the cooked offal cuts. Some cuts of offal (heart, lungs and spleen) are as lean as or leaner than chicken meat. The biggest difference could be attributed to the difference in fat content between the cuts, for example, the tongue is very high in fat with 23.30 g/100 g and therefore has the highest kJ (1,157 kJ) content of the six cuts of offal. The spleen had the highest iron content of 36.6 mg/100 g. Significantly lower fat contents were observed in the lungs (2.53 g/100 g), heart (6.7 g/100 g) and the spleen (3.20 g/100 g) cuts when compare to the values in the 1999 version of the South African Medical Research Council’s Food Composition Tables. The heart, intestine and spleen are also an important source of iron and compare favourable to beef. The heart also contained the highest zinc content of all the cuts. Offal containing primary food components which have high potential in human nutrition such as high protein content and can therefore is recommended as a good low cost nutritious product.     

巴西内洛尔牛不同部位肉品质特性分析

探究巴西内洛尔牛不同部位肉品质特性的差异及加工适宜性,为巴西内洛尔牛的精细化加工提供理论依据。本实验选取36月龄巴西内洛尔牛,腱肉、臀肉、肩肉、大黄瓜条、霖肉和腩肉等6个部位肉样,进行营养及食用品质特性等方面的研究。结果表明:巴西内洛尔牛6个部位之间肉品质特性具有较大差异。腱肉的解冻损失（4.65%）低,胶原蛋白含量（25.77%）较高;肩肉拥有良好的色泽（L*值40.34）但保水性较差;臀肉具有良好的嫩度、保水性、乳化特性和凝胶特性;霖肉蒸煮损失（26.44%）较大,但胶原蛋白含量较高且乳化特性和凝胶特性较好;大黄瓜条脂肪含量（6.26%）高,蒸煮损失低,肌间脂肪明显;腩肉呈现出解冻损失（4.64%）低,蒸煮损失（19.38%）高的特点。巴西内洛尔牛不同部位肉的品质特性存在较大差异,针对各部位肉之间的差异,选择适宜的加工方式。霖肉适宜于肉糜类产品的加工;腩肉适宜于冷冻储藏类产品的加工;肩肉可以采用肉糜类和烤制的加工工艺;臀肉可以采用蒸煮、酱卤、干制和烤制的加工方式;腱肉适宜于蒸煮和酱卤类产品的开发;大黄瓜条适宜于蒸煮和烤制的加工工艺。     

青海八眉猪与甘肃黑猪肉品质及营养成分比较

通过分析比较青海八眉猪和甘肃黑猪肉质性状、营养成分、氨基酸、脂肪酸、肌苷酸等含量差异,为研究青海八眉猪肉提供数据支撑,并为其资源保护提供一定依据。以10头青海八眉猪和10头甘肃黑猪为研究对象,采用国标法对其背最长肌的各个指标进行了系统比较分析。结果表明:八眉猪肉的失水率、熟肉率显著高于甘肃黑猪肉(P<0.05),大理石纹、肉色、脂肪色、pH在2个品种肉质上差异不显著(P>0.05);八眉猪肌肉中粗脂肪含量显著低于甘肃黑猪(P<0.05),蛋白、水分含量显著高于甘肃黑猪(P<0.05),粗灰分含量差异不显著。相对于甘肃黑猪肌肉中的7种脂肪酸,青海八眉猪肌肉含有14种脂肪酸,且饱和脂肪酸和多不饱和脂肪酸含量显著高于甘肃黑猪(P<0.05),不饱和脂肪酸及单不饱和脂肪酸显著低于甘肃黑猪(P<0.05);甘肃黑猪肌肉氨基酸总量(20.23 g/100 g)高于青海八眉猪(19.14 g/100 g),八眉猪肌肉鲜味氨基酸含量(8.76 g/100 g)高于甘肃黑猪(7.84 g/100 g)。八眉猪肌肉肌苷酸含量为2.44 mg/g,显著高于甘肃黑猪肌肉肌苷酸含量2.05 mg/g(P<0.05);八眉猪肌肉肌酐、次黄嘌呤含量依次为0.55、0.13 mg/g,均显著低于甘肃黑猪的0.81、0.55 mg/g(P<0.05)。由此说明,相比于甘肃黑猪,青海八眉猪肌肉氨基酸比例更合理,脂肪酸更丰富,肌苷酸含量更高,高蛋白、低脂肪,肉质更鲜美。