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The aim of this study was to evaluate the fatty acid (**FA**) profile and the quality of breast and leg muscles in male and female guinea fowl. In comparison with leg muscles, breast muscles had a higher content of dry matter and total protein, and contained less fat and total collagen (__P__ ≤ 0.05). Sex had no effect on the chemical composition of the studied muscles or the FA profile of intramuscular fat (**IMF**) (__P__ > 0.05). The IMF of breast muscles was characterized by higher proportions of total saturated fatty acids (**SFAs**) and polyunsaturated fatty acids (**PUFAs**), and lower proportions of total unsaturated fatty acids (**UFAs**) and monounsaturated fatty acids (**MUFAs**) (__P__ ≤ 0.05) than the IMF of leg muscles. The physicochemical properties of guinea fowl meat were significantly influenced by muscle type (__P__ ≤ 0.05), but not by sex (__P__ > 0.05). Leg muscles were characterized by a higher pH, higher cooking loss, lower lightness (L\*), lower drip loss, a higher contribution of redness (a\*), and a lower contribution of yellowness (b\*) than breast muscles (__P__ ≤ 0.05). The experimental factors had no effect on the sensory attributes or the shear force

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Author

Katarzyna Śmiecińska; Adrian Stępień; Tomasz Daszkiewicz

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Published

2024

Language

EN

Field

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)