Effect of Wet Aging on the Meat Quality of Two Cuts (<i>Longissimus thoracis et lumborum</i> and <i>Quadriceps femoris</i>) from Italian Local Goat Breeds Compared to the <i>Saanen</i> Cosmopolitan Breed.

ABSTRACT: Goat meat represents a valuable source of high-quality protein and healthy lipids, although its consumption remains limited in Europe. This study aimed to evaluate the qualitative-quantitative changes in the nutritional, rheological, and sensorial characteristics of meat (Quadriceps femoris and Longissimus thoracis et lumborum muscles) from three different autochthonous goat breeds (Garganica, Derivata di Siria, and Capra di Potenza) and a cosmopolitan, genetically selected one (Saanen), reared in Basilicata (Italy), during a 7-day wet aging process. Forty kids (10 per breed) were slaughtered at 50 ± 3 days, and meat samples were vacuum-aged at 4 ± 1 °C and analyzed at 0, 3, and 7 days. Data showed that genotype was the main factor influencing meat

SUBMITTER: Egidio M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12785098 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature