Comparison of Chemical Composition and Fatty Acid Profile of Traditional Meat Products from Croatia and Montenegro
Table 3
Fatty acid composition (% of total fatty acids) of traditional Croatian and Montenegrin dry-cured meat products and dry-fermented sausages.
Fatty acid
Prosciutto% total fatty acids
Pancetta% total fatty acids
Dry sirloin% total fatty acids
Dry rack% total fatty acids
Domestic sausage% total fatty acids
CRO
MNE
CRO
MNE
CRO
MNE
CRO
MNE
CRO
MNE
C10 : 0
0.10 ± 0.02
0.10 ± 0.01
0.09 ± 0.01
0.10 ± 0.01
0.13 ± 0.01
0.13 ± 0.02
0.10 ± 0.03
0.12 ± 0.02
0.08 ± 0.02
0.10 ± 0.01
C12 : 0
0.09 ± 0.02
0.10 ± 0.02
0.08 ± 0.01
0.15 ± 0.11
0.10 ± 0.01
0.12 ± 0.03
0.09 ± 0.03
0.11 ± 0.02
0.09 ± 0.02
0.12 ± 0.04
C14 : 0
1.29 ± 0.16
1.36 ± 0.16
1.37 ± 0.13
1.46 ± 0.31
1.49 ± 0.07
1.43 ± 0.09
1.32 ± 0.21
1.35 ± 0.05
1.50 ± 0.46
1.44 ± 0.14
C15 : 0
0.03 ± 0.03
0.04 ± 0.04
0.03 ± 0.03
0.05 ± 0.02
0.02 ± 0.03
0.03 ± 0.03
0.05 ± 0.03
0.07 ± 0.05
0.09 ± 0.10
0.07 ± 0.02
C16 : 0
25.65 ± 0.88
25.06 ± 0.88
26.29 ± 1.09
24.38 ± 0.54
27.60 ± 0.40
26.31 ± 0.52
25.10 ± 0.95
25.35 ± 1.23
24.37 ± 2.07
25.37 ± 1.36
C16 : 1n − 7t
0.34 ± 0.08
0.38 ± 0.09
0.26 ± 0.05
0.36 ± 0.05
0.27 ± 0.03
0.43 ± 0.07
0.46 ± 0.17
0.49 ± 0.17
0.41 ± 0.09
0.44 ± 0.07
C16 : 1n − 7c
2.72 ± 0.59
2.67 ± 0.37
2.24 ± 0.16
2.34 ± 0.40
3.12 ± 0.82
2.70 ± 0.33
1.94 ± 0.37
2.16 ± 0.31
2.72 ± 0.96
2.39 ± 0.11
C17 : 0
0.45 ± 0.19
0.44 ± 0.21
0.40 ± 0.11
0.41 ± 0.10
0.28 ± 0.06
0.43 ± 0.07
0.57 ± 0.29
0.54 ± 0.21
0.59 ± 0.24
0.52 ± 0.11
C17 : 1
0.28 ± 0.09
0.26 ± 0.10
0.21 ± 0.06
0.24 ± 0.10
0.17 ± 0.06
0.22 ± 0.04
0.23 ± 0.13
0.19 ± 0.11
0.34 ± 0.12
0.29 ± 0.06
C18 : 0
14.66 ± 1.95
12.90 ± 0.51
14.63 ± 0.63
13.26 ± 0.61
15.95 ± 1.89
15.34 ± 0.73
16.08 ± 1.86
15.17 ± 1.42
13.00 ± 1.81
14.53 ± 1.36
C18 : 1n − 9t
0.19 ± 0.05
0.24 ± 0.07
0.02 ± 0.05
0.17 ± 0.07
0.12 ± 0.01
0.34 ± 0.09
0.23 ± 0.18
0.29 ± 0.06
0.16 ± 0.14
0.21 ± 0.04
C18 : 1n − 9c
42.29 ± 1.72
42.34 ± 1.95
38.73 ± 1.59
38.30 ± 2.50
38.52 ± 2.32
38.70 ± 1.25
35.96 ± 2.96
38.01 ± 2.45
41.53 ± 2.85
38.51 ± 1.16
C18 : 1n − 7
3.12 ± 0.62
3.01 ± 0.28
2.42 ± 0.09
2.67 ± 0.39
3.27 ± 0.66
3.09 ± 0.34
2.36 ± 0.13
2.75 ± 0.21
2.86 ± 0.29
2.80 ± 0.19
C18 : 2n − 6t
0.12 ± 0.07
0.14 ± 0.03
0.08 ± 0.04
0.14 ± 0.03
0.14 ± 0.04
0.12 ± 0.06
0.09 ± 0.01
0.11 ± 0.01
0.14 ± 0.04
0.14 ± 0.02
C18 : 2n − 6c
6.74 ± 1.36
8.79 ± 1.95
10.95 ± 0.83
13.16 ± 3.56
6.82 ± 2.13
8.63 ± 1.61
12.81 ± 2.35
11.21 ± 4.01
9.45 ± 2.76
10.48 ± 1.91
C18:3n − 3
0.35 ± 0.05
0.41 ± 0.12
0.45 ± 0.04
0.93 ± 0.29
0.34 ± 0.20
0.44 ± 0.15
0.53 ± 0.15
0.62 ± 0.11
0.60 ± 0.32
0.69 ± 0.12
C18:4n − 3
0.01 ± 0.03
<LOD
0.01 ± 0.02
0.02 ± 0.04
0.02 ± 0.03
<LOD
0.04 ± 0.04
<LOD
0.07 ± 0.06
0.02 ± 0.04
C20 : 0
0.20 ± 0.03
0.20 ± 0.01
0.24 ± 0.03
0.20 ± 0.01
0.20 ± 0.02
0.18 ± 0.09
0.20 ± 0.05
0.18 ± 0.02
0.20 ± 0.02
0.20 ± 0.02
C20:1n − 9
0.81 ± 0.14
0.84 ± 0.10
0.78 ± 0.09
0.73 ± 0.13
0.74 ± 0.13
0.79 ± 0.12
0.78 ± 0.10
0.85 ± 0.06
0.92 ± 0.24
0.80 ± 0.04
C20:2n − 6
0.33 ± 0.06
0.41 ± 0.09
0.48 ± 0.06
0.54 ± 0.11
0.34 ± 0.11
0.40 ± 0.05
0.56 ± 0.10
<LOD
0.47 ± 0.18
0.46 ± 0.09
C20:4n − 6
0.15 ± 0.05
0.14 ± 0.03
0.17 ± 0.02
0.18 ± 0.02
0.18 ± 0.05
0.18 ± 0.09
0.26 ± 0.04
0.21 ± 0.05
0.18 ± 0.09
0.19 ± 0.03
C23 : 0
0.10 ± 0.11
0.10 ± 0.05
<LOD
<LOD
0.16 ± 0.19
<LOD
0.05 ± 0.08
<LOD
0.05 ± 0.06
0.04 ± 0.05
SFA
42.56 ± 2.42
40.29 ± 1.17
43.13 ± 1.71
40.01 ± 1.19
45.94 ± 2.08
43.95 ± 0.92
43.57 ± 1.87
42.88 ± 2.10
39.96 ± 3.89
42.38 ± 2.79
MUFA
49.75 ± 2.76
49.73 ± 2.22
44.66 ± 1.66
44.80 ± 3.25
46.21 ± 3.76
46.27 ± 1.82
41.97 ± 3.18
44.73 ± 2.68
48.96 ± 2.55
45.44 ± 1.45
PUFA
7.69 ± 1.40
9.89 ± 2.13
12.14 ± 0.91
14.96 ± 3.88
7.85 ± 2.43
9.76 ± 1.82
14.30 ± 2.50
12.14 ± 4.14
10.90 ± 3.14
11.98 ± 2.11
Sum n − 3
0.36 ± 0.07
0.41 ± 0.12
0.46 ± 0.04
0.95 ± 0.26
0.36 ± 0.23
0.44 ± 0.15
0.57 ± 0.15
0.62 ± 0.11
0.67 ± 0.30
0.71 ± 0.13
Sum n − 6
7.33 ± 1.43
9.48 ± 2.03
11.68 ± 0.89
14.01 ± 3.64
7.49 ± 2.24
9.32 ± 1.70
13.72 ± 2.41
11.52 ± 4.06
10.23 ± 2.95
11.27 ± 2.01
n − 6/n − 3
21.41 ± 6.93
24.22 ± 5.00
25.83 ± 2.37
14.82 ± 1.05
23.79 ± 7.75
22.14 ± 4.05
24.78 ± 5.51
18.45 ± 4.96
16.89 ± 6.23
16.09 ± 2.64
PUFA/SFA
0.18 ± 0.04
0.25 ± 0.06
0.28 ± 0.03
0.38 ± 0.10
0.17 ± 0.05
0.22 ± 0.04
0.33 ± 0.06
0.29 ± 0.10
0.28 ± 0.09
0.29 ± 0.07
MUFA/SFA
1.18 ± 0.13
1.24 ± 0.07
1.04 ± 0.08
1.12 ± 0.07
1.01 ± 0.12
1.05 ± 0.05
0.97 ± 0.10
1.04 ± 0.05
1.24 ± 0.17
1.08 ± 0.11
MUFA/PUFA
6.72 ± 1.68
5.27 ± 1.34
3.70 ± 0.34
3.32 ± 1.57
6.44 ± 2.75
4.89 ± 1.00
3.05 ± 0.85
4.26 ± 2.07
5.12 ± 2.57
3.88 ± 0.60
CRO: Croatia; MNE: Montenegro; LOD (limit of detection): 0.01%; SFA: saturated fatty acids, MUFA: monounsaturated fatty acids, PUFA: polyunsaturated fatty acids. Difference between columns within same product type ( < 0.05). The results are expressed as the mean value in % of total fatty acids ± standard deviation.
