Effect of dietary fish oil, alpha-tocopheryl acetate, and zinc supplementation on the composition and consumer acceptability of chicken meat

Poult Sci. 2004 Feb;83(2):282-92. doi: 10.1093/ps/83.2.282.

Abstract

A factorial design was used to study the effect of dietary fish oil (1.25% and 2.5%), all-rac-alpha-tocopheryl acetate (70 and 140 mg/kg), and Zn supplementation (0 and 200 mg/kg) on the composition and consumer acceptability of chicken meat stored at -20 degrees C for 5 mo. Supplementation of the diet with all-rac-alpha-tocopheryl acetate increased the alpha-tocopherol content in meat. The fatty acid composition of the meat was affected only by the amount of fish oil. Diets supplied with 2.5% fish oil produced meat with an eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acid content double that of diets supplied with 1.25% fish oil. Zn supplementation did not affect the content of this mineral in the meat. Moreover, the consumer acceptability of meat samples showed no significant differences between dietary treatments after 5 mo of storage at -20 degrees C or with respect to a freshly cooked commercial sample used as a blind control.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antioxidants / administration & dosage*
  • Antioxidants / metabolism
  • Chickens
  • Consumer Behavior
  • Dietary Supplements
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Fatty Acids / analysis
  • Female
  • Fish Oils / administration & dosage*
  • Fish Oils / metabolism
  • Food Handling / methods
  • Meat / analysis
  • Meat / standards*
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Random Allocation
  • Zinc / administration & dosage*
  • Zinc / metabolism
  • alpha-Tocopherol / administration & dosage*
  • alpha-Tocopherol / metabolism

Substances

  • Antioxidants
  • Fatty Acids
  • Fish Oils
  • alpha-Tocopherol
  • Zinc