title: Ewe's diet (pasture vs grain-based feed) affects volatile profile of cooked meat from light lamb.
abstract: The effects of ewe's diet during gestation and lactation on the volatile compounds profile in cooked meat from light lamb were compared. Two lamb groups from ewes that had been fed pasture (PA) or grain-based concentrate (FE) were tested. Cooked loin mixed with saliva was analyzed by solid phase microextraction, gas chromatography, and mass spectrometry. The fiber coating used was divinylbenzene-carboxen-polydimethylsiloxane. The volatiles detected and quantified were aldehydes, alcohols, ketones, phenols, indole, and sulfur compounds. The ewe's diet strongly affected the volatile compounds profile of the cooked meat. The total volatiles concentration was higher in PA (409 mg kg(-1)) than in FE (201 mg kg(-1)). The major volatiles in PA were phenol, 4-methylphenol, and hexanoic acid, while the major volatile in FE was 3-hydroxy-2-butanone. No branched C8-C9 fatty acids responsible for mutton flavor were detected in either group. The findings suggest that nutritional strategies can be use during gestation and lactation to modify the aroma of light lamb meat in the light of consumer preferences.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Technology, Nutrition and Hygiene, Veterinary Faculty, University of Murcia, Espinardo 30071, Murcia, Spain.
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Almela
authors.forename: María José
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Jordán
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martínez
authors.forename: José Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Sotomayor
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bedia
authors.forename: Sancho
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bañón
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D003296:Cooking; D005260:Female; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D008461:Meat Products; D012756:Sheep