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E3S Web Conf.
Volume 240, 2021
The 2nd edition of Oriental Days for the Environment “Solid Waste” As a Vital Resource for Sustainable Development (JOE2)
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Article Number | 01005 | |
Number of page(s) | 5 | |
Section | Waste Environmental and Health Impacts | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202124001005 | |
Published online | 30 March 2021 |
Trace element content, Amino acid composition and fatty acid profiles and of Timadidite’s lamb meat, raised in an agro-silvo-pastoral system of the Moroccan middle-Atlas
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Laboratory for Agricultural Productions Improvement, Biotechnology and Environment (LAPABE), Faculty of Sciences, University Mohammed First, BP-717, 60000 Oujda, Morocco
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Analysis Quality and Risk Unit, Laboratory of Food Quality and Safety (QSPA), Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium. 3 High School Charlemagne, ISIa-Huy, Belgium
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Institute of Agricultural Industries, High school of Charlemagne, 4500 Huy, Belgium
* Corresponding author: belhaj.kamal90@gmail.com / k.belhaj@ump.ac.ma
Traditional food products are often considered beneficial and healthy Foods. Timahdite sheep breed is the main sheep breed raised in the middle-Atlas in Morocco. The breeding of this local rustic breed plays a crucial socio-economic role in this mountain area. Indeed, it generates a significant economic input for the rural population and plays a role of valuing natural resources in forest areas. Little information is available on Timahdite sheep meat produced in a traditional production system. This study aimed to provide more insights on the quality and nutritional value of Tamahdite’s sheep meat, which is in the process of being labeled “Protected Geographical Indication” as a protected product from the Middle Atlas. The longissimus lumborum is used for meat analysis and quality parameter determination. Analyses of amino acid composition show that this meat has a high protein value with a protein digestibility-corrected amino acid score of 325.09 and EAA index of 162.20. The fatty acid profile analysis shows that this meat has polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA)/saturated fatty acids and n-6/n-3 PUFA ratios of 0.50 and 9.60, respectively. In addition, the results show that this meat contains 5.70 mg/100g of trace elements, where zinc and iron are the most abundant.
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