Nutrition Value of Wild Animal Meat

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One of the most valuable foods is meat, due its nutritional value, largely determined by the essential amino acids, fatty acids, vitamins, minerals, etc. At the same time, concern needs to be given to health of consumers by used products with less calories, which can be ensured by greater variety of game animals, including also deer grown in captivity. The aim of our investigation was to compare the nutrition value of elk, wild deer, farm deer, roe deer, and wild boar that were killed during hunting in Latvia. Meat samples (m. logissimus lumborum) were collected in the autumn- winter season. The results of the conducted research suggest that game meat samples have higher protein and essential fatty acid content in comparison with domestic animals. The amount of fat in all analysed samples did not differ greatly, although the fatty acid content in wild game meat differed significantly. The fatty acid profile was used to calculate the atherogenicity index (AI), which has a positive correlation with the risk of cardiovascular disorders. The formula AI = [C12 : 0 + (C14 : 0 × 4) + C16 : 0 ] / (Total unsaturated fatty acids) was used to calculate the ratio of total saturated fatty acids, ω-6 and ω-3. Regarding the microelement content of meat there were great differences in iron and manganese concentration among animals.

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INTRODUCTION
In recent years, in the Latvian population, public attention
has been paid to the health and the value of it, which can be
achieved using wholesome food. One of the most valuable
foods is meat. In the “food pyramid” meat is one of the
products that needs to be used moderately — about one-
fifth of all food. It provides the organism with wholesome,
highly digestible proteins.
Protein varies among the meat animal species, and its con-
tent ranges between 13 and 23% of the fresh weight (Honi-
kel, 2009). Our body uses 97% meat protein and 25% con-
nective tissue.
The amino acid profile is important because some amino ac-
ids cannot be synthesised by humans and therefore must be
supplied by the diet. Amino acids are divided into two
groups: essential and substitutable. Essential amino acids
are not synthesised in the body and therefore must be taken
with food. If the diet lacks even one of the essential amino
acids (such as tryptophan, lysine, methionine) the required
protein synthesis is not possible. Meat is rich in the so-
called essential or indispensable amino acids — lysine, leu-
cine, isoleucine, and sulphur-containing amino acids — and
in this sense meat has highly-quality protein (Young et al.,
2001). Meat is also rich in B vitamins and is an important
source of iron, phosphorus, copper and manganese. De-
pending on the type of meat fat content is 1–10% fat.
Meat has been identified, often wrongly, as a food having a
high fat content and an undesirable balance of fatty acids. In
fact, lean meat is very low in fat, with a content of 20–50
g/kg (Wood and Enser, 2004). Game animals have a favour-
able balance between polyunsaturated and saturated fatty
acids (P : S) and wild ruminants produce muscle with a de-
sirable w–6:w–3 polyunsaturated fatty acid ratio.
Wild game meat is considered significant in the diet, and its
share in consumption in recent years has increased. Cur-
rently, among consumers there is increased interest in meat
from animals kept in conditions as close as possible to the
natural ones. Such a requirement is undoubtedly fulfilled by
game that is characterised by high nutritional value and spe-
cific sensory properties desired by consumers (Vergara et
al., 2003; Soriano et al., 2006).
Game animals, such as elk (Alces alces), deer (Cervus
elaphus), roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) and wild boar (Sus
scrofa scrofa), every autumn and winter provide an excel-
lent investment and diversification of many consumer
meals. The statistics show that there are about 33 000 hunt-
ers in the Latvian register, of which 17 000 are active hunt-
ers. During the annual hunt, about 2789 tons (2712 – auxil-
liary service) of game meat is provided in Latvia (Data on
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DOI: 10.2478/prolas-2013-0074
NUTRITION VALUE OF WILD ANIMAL MEAT
Vita Strazdiòa, Aleksandrs Jemeïjanovs, and Vita Ðterna
Research Institute of Biotechnology and Veterinary Medicine “Sigra”, Latvia University of Agriculture,
Institûta iela 1, Sigulda, LV-2150, LATVIA;
sigra@lis.lv
Contributed by Aleksandrs Jemeïjanovs
One of the most valuable foods is meat, due its nutritional value, largely determined by the essen-
tial amino acids, fatty acids, vitamins, minerals, etc. At the same time, concern needs to be given
to health of consumers by used products with less calories, which can be ensured by greater vari-
ety of game animals, including also deer grown in captivity. The aim of our investigation was to
compare the nutrition value of elk, wild deer, farm deer, roe deer, and wild boar that were killed
during hunting in Latvia. Meat samples (m. logissimus lumborum) were collected in the au-
tumn–winter season. The results of the conducted research suggest that game meat samples
have higher protein and essential fatty acid content in comparison with domestic animals. The
amount of fat in all analysed samples did not differ greatly, although the fatty acid content in wild
game meat differed significantly. The fatty acid profile was used to calculate the atherogenicity in-
dex (AI), which has a positive correlation with the risk of cardiovascular disorders. The formula
AI=[C12:0+(C14:0×4)+C16:0]/(Total unsaturated fatty acids) was used to calculate the
ratio of total saturated fatty acids, w-6 and w-3. Regarding the microelement content of meat there
were great differences in iron and manganese concentration among animals.
Key words: hunting animals meat, healthy food.
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number of hunted animals in 2010–2011 are from the State
Forest Service official statistics).
The human body is composed of a broad range of chemical
elements and their combinations, which must be in balance
for us to feel good and be healthy. There are negative con-
sequences for both under-and over-intake of a trace element
(causing immune status and increased susceptibility to in-
fections). The content of a trace elements in domestic meat
products depends on the animal species and the quality of
animal nutrition. Lack of minerals can be caused by animals
age and physiological state, feed intake and housing condi-
tions (Kalafova et al., 2003). In contrast, game animals
move within an unlimited territory, and thus animal prod-
ucts contain all trace elements in sufficient quantities, but
which varies according to the functional status of the body.
The aim of our investigation was to compare the nutrition
value of elk, wild deer, farm deer, roe deer, and wild boar
that were killed during hunting in Latvia.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Chemical analyses were conducted on a total of 54 meat
samples (m. logissimus lumborum): elk (8), deer (18), roe
deer (16), wild boar (12) collected after hunts throughout
Latvia in the autumn-winter season (2008–2012). The anal-
yses were conducted at the laboratory of Biochemistry and
Microbiology of the Research Institute of Biotechnology
and Veterinary Medicine „Sigra”. In the studied samples,
protein, amino acids, fat, fatty acids, cholesterol content and
micronutrient concentrations were determined. Samples
were prepared within 48 hours after slaughtering or hunting.
Meat samples of about 300 g were homogenised with a
BÜCHI B-400 (ISO 3100-1).
Protein concentration was determined as total nitrogen con-
tent by Kieldahl method and using coefficient 6.25 for cal-
culation (ISO 937:1974).
For determination of amino acids concentration, dried,
defatted meat samples were treated with constant boiling
6N hydrochloric acid in an oven at around 110 °C for 23 h.
Hydrolysate was diluted with 0.1% formic acid. Samples (2
ml) were filtered using a siringe filter with a 0.45 mm nylon
membrane. Amino acid concentrations were determined us-
ing a reverse-phase HPLC/MS (Waters Alliance 2695, Wa-
ters 3100, column XTerra MS C18 5 mm, 1 × 100 mm): mo-
bile phase (90% acetonitrile: 10% dejonized water) 0.5 ml
min-1, column temperature. 40 oC. Data acquisition was
conducted using the programme Empower pro.
Intramuscular fat concentration was determined by Sochlet
method with hydrolysis procedure (boiling in hydrochloric
acid) using SoxCap 2047 and SOX TEH 2055 equipment
(FOSS) (LVS ISO 1443:1973).
Cholesterol concentration was determined by Blur colori-
metric method using a spectrometer (Øìàíåíêîâ è Aëèåâ,
1973).
Fatty acid analysis of meat. Homogenised meat samples
were prepared for GLC (gas-liquid chromatography) analy-
sis using direct saponification with KOH/methanol followed
by derivatisation with (trimethylsilyl) diazomethane using
the method of Aldai et al. (2006) An ACME, model 6100,
GLC (Young Lin Instrument Co.) equipped with a flame
ionisation detector, and an Alltech AT-FAME analytical
column (fused silica 30 m × 0.25 mm i.d.) was used. The in-
dividual FAMEs (fatty acid methyl esters) were identified
according to similar peak retention times using standard
mixture Supelco 37 Component FAME Mix.
From the fatty acid profile, the atherogenicity index (IA), a
parameter proposed by Ulbricht and Southgate (1991),
which has a positive correlation with risk of cardiovascular
disorder, was calculated. The calculation was as follows:
AI=[C12:0+(C14:0×4)+C16:0]/(Total unsatu-
rated fatty acids).
The relative proportions of total saturated fatty acids and
unsaturated w-6 and w-3 fatty acids were calculated.
Micronutrient concentrations in meat were measured ac-
cording to ISO 6869-2002. The methods are based on flame
atomic absorption using a spectrometer AAnalyst 200.
The experimental design was randomised and data were
evaluated by analysis using SPSS 17. One-way ANOVA
was used for comparison of mean values. Statistical signifi-
cance was set at P<0.05. The biochemical composition
(protein, fat, cholesterol, fatty acids, amino acids and trace
elements) of wild game meat was determined as the
amounts in 100 g of meat. Beef and pork samples were in-
cluded for comparison (previously determined in the Re-
search Institute of Biotechnology and Veterinary Medicine
in Latvia SIGRA, unpublished data).
RESULTS
Proteins are an important part of our diet. All animal species
given in Table 1 are excellent high-quality sources of pro-
tein. Protein concentration in game meat samples varied
from 22.36 till 22.92%. The results of the statistical analysis
showed that the total protein concentration in the ruminants
meat did not differ significantly (F= 1.286; P> 0.05).
All of the animal species in the table has a low fat concen-
tration (1.33–1.90%) in meat samples (m. logissimus
Table 1
BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GAME MEAT
Group n Protein, % Fat, % Cholesterol,
mg 100 g-1
Elk 8 22.72 1.33 64.41
Deer 18 22.36 1.90 70.57
Roe deer 16 22.82 1.59 67.92
Wild boar 12 22.92 2.82 95.07
Beef 15 19.61 1.48 76.31
Pork 15 21.32 2.77 67.85
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lumborum), not only in ruminants, but also in wild boar
meat 2.82%.
Cholesterol found in muscles is free cholesterol and it is not
related to that in animal blood, i.e. “good” or “bad” choles-
terol. It is found in both fat and muscle in the range 64.41 to
95.07 mg 100 g-1 among animal species (Table 1). From a
nutritional point of view, in terms of cholesterol, none of ru-
minant meats is superior (preferred) over others. The excep-
tion is wild boar meat, in which higher cholesterol levels
can be explained by the high level of adrenaline under stress
during the hunting season. The cholesterol levels statisti-
cally differed between animals (F = 2.55, P< 0.05)
The human body requires the essential amino acids lysine,
isoleucine, phenylalanine, tryptophan, leucine, methionine,
threonine, and valine. Each of these amino acids have a role
in the human body. The concentrations of essential amino
acids in game meat samples are shown in Figure 1.
Game muscle protein contains all essential necessary amino
acids. Wild deer, roe deer and elk meat samples are similar
in the summed concentrations of essential amino acids, sug-
gesting that the diet of ruminants is sufficient in late autumn
to winter (Fig. 1). Wild boar and pork samples,differed
most in the summed concentrations of essential amino ac-
ids: 24.14 and 12.35 g 100 g-1, indicating the relatively
higher biological protein value of wild boar over pork.
Meat contains most of the essential fatty acids. Higher con-
centrations of saturated fatty acids are found in ruminant
meat: 44% in cow and sheep. Lower concentrations of satu-
rated fat are found in pork. These fat content of beef is
greater than moose and roe deer meat (41%) (Rule et al.,
2002).
Composition of dietary fat is more significant for consum-
ers than is total fat content. Therefore, composition of fatty
acids, sum of saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsatu-
rated fatty acids was investigated (Table 2).
Results of investigation showed that lowest content of satu-
rated fatty acids has meat samples of wild boar and elk meat
samples — 34.79 and 35.75, respectively. The highest sum
of saturated fatty acids was found in deer meat samples
(42.13%), which is in agreement with Petkov (1986). Satu-
rated fatty acids other than myristic, palmitic, and stearic
acids are found in extremely small amounts in meats.
Conversely, myristic and palmitic acids may have a nega-
tive effect on cardiovascular health (Medeiros et al., 2002).
Thus, myristic, palmitic, and stearic acids are the only satu-
rated fatty acids presented in Table 2. Regarding the con-
centrations of myristic acid (C 14 : 0) and palmitic (C 16 :
0), lower concentrations of myristic acid (1.32%) were
found in roe deer meat compared to 4.57% and 3.62% in
deer and beef meat, respectively. Palmitic acid concentra-
tion was the lowest in elk (18.08%), followed by deer meat
(18.72%). Palmitic acid concentration was similar in deer
and beef meat: 21.2% and 21 : 43%, respectively. Results of
statystical analysis confirmed that summed SFA did not dif-
fer significantly (P> 0.05) among animals. The results
showed that the PUFA:SFA ratio in game meat samples
varied from 0.50 to 0.68, and the ratio of ù-6:ù-3 fatty acids
varied from 1.72 to 2.75.
The iron concentration in meat depends on the amount of
fat and blood. Fe compounds in meat are utilised well by
the human body. Meat samples of wild animal species con-
tained iron from 1.300 to 5.04 mg kg-1. Manganese oc-
curred at up to two times in game animal meat (0.006 to
0.27 mg kg-1)than in beef and pork samples (0.09 mg kg-1)
(Fig. 3). The highest concentrations of zinc were observed
in wild boar samples (2.560 to 4.200 mg kg-1 ) (Fig. 2).
Copper concentrations were higher in beef (0.39 mg kg-1)
and pork (0.410 mg kg-1) (Figs. 2, 3). All meats sampled
were found to be excellent sources of trace elements.
DISCUSSION
The results of our investigation are similar with those of
other studies: protein concentration in raw deer meat sam-
ples was reported as 21.7%, in boar meat samples 21.9%
(Paleari et al., 2003). Meat has most of the essential fatty
Fig. 1. Comparison of sums of essential amino acids in meat samples.
Table 2
FATTY ACID COMPOSITION OF MEAT
Fatty acid class Elk Deer Roe
deer
Wild
Boar
Beef Pork
Sum saturated (SFA) 35.75 42.13 37.54 34.79 40.11 37.46
Stearic (C 12: 0) 0.19 0.30 0.01 0.11 0.24 0.15
Myristic (C 14: 0) 2.44 4.57 1.32 2.92 3.62 1.48
Palmitic, (C 1: 0) 18.08 21.02 18.72 23.12 21.43 26.65
Sum mono-unsaturated
(MUFA)
34.09 26.57 28.96 35.63 34.60 50.87
Sum polyunsaturated
(PUFA)
18.97 23.47 25.38 17.25 15.36 5.95
Sum Omega-3* 6.81 6.20 8.23 2.89 2.65 0.44
Sum Omega-6** 11.73 17.05 17.04 13.89 12.71 5.51
Sum unsaturated 53.06 50.04 54.34 52.88 49.96 56.82
w-6 : w-3 1.72 2.75 2.07 4.81 4.8 12.52
P : S ratio 0.53 0.68 0.68 0.50 0.38 0.16
Atherogenicity index AI 0.53 0.79 0.44 0.66 0.82 0.58
*Linoleic and arachidonic acids
** Linolenic acid
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acids. Greater concentration of saturated fatty acids (44%)
is found in ruminant meat — cow, sheep. Less saturated fat
is found in pork. The fat concentration in beef is greater
than in moose and roe deer meat (41%) (Rule et al., 2002).
Wild game meat fats are more favourable to the human
body, as the saturated fatty acid concentration is less, and
polyunsaturated fatty acid concentration is higher (Cordan
et al., 2002).
There are four interrelated factors that have important
health ramifications: (1) the total fat content; (2) distribu-
tion of specific fatty acids; (3) the ratio of PUFA:SFA; and
(4) the ratio of w-6:w-3 fatty acids. Each of these dietary
lipid elements has been shown to influence the development
of coronary heart disease (Cordan et al., 2002).
All types of meat are excellent sources of monounsaturated
fatty acids, which can reduce cholesterol levels in human
blood. The most important monounsaturated fatty acids in
meat are oleic acid and palmitoleic acid. A diet rich in poly-
unsaturated FA (PUFA), especially long chained w-3 FA
(³C20), has beneficial effects on human health, e.g. in pre-
vention of arteriosclerosis. Game meat is a potential food
source that is both lean and rich in w-3 PUFA (Sampels,
2005). Currently high intakes of fat containing high
amounts of SFA and MUFA in modern Western diets are
associated with adverse effects on human health, such as
cardiovascular diseases, obesity and diabetes (Mann, 2000).
It is not only the amount of PUFA in the food that is impor-
tant, but also the ratio between n-6 and n-3 PUFA, for
which values of 1 to 4 have been recommended (Simo-
poulos, 2002; Anonymous, 2003). In our study, in samples
of game ruminants meat this ratio varied from 1.72 in elk
meat till 2.75 in deer meat, but was higher in wild boar meat
Medeiros et al. (2002) reported a ratio w-6:w-3 in deer meat
of 3.45. In bovine animals (hogs and pigs), the ratio is
above 4. Thus, it can be concluded that wild animal (except
wild boar) is favourable from the point of view of healthy
nutrition, and that it is less associated with a variety of
health problems. Improving the dietary ratio by decreasing
the w-6 fatty acid concentration and increasing the w-3 fatty
acid concentration is essential for brain function and for the
management of cardiovascular disease, arthritis and cancer
(Simopoulos, 2002).
WHO and Wood reported that the recommended ratio
PUFA : SFA must be higher than 0.4 and that in domestic
animals it is too low 0.1 (Wood et al., 2003). High relative
proprtions of PUFA are characteristic of all wild ruminant
muscle tissue, whereas the relative proportion of PUFA in
muscle tissue of wild boar is lower than in wild ruminants.
In the present investigation, the PUFA:SFA ratio was
higher than 0.4 in all game meat samples (range from 0.50
till 0.68). Medeiros et al. (2002) reported that the PUFA:
SFA ration of beef samples was 0.38.
To calculate the atherogenicity index (IA), Ulbricht and
Southgate (1991) used the fatty acid profile. This index has
a positive correlation with the risk of cardiovascular disor-
ders. Increases in dietary levels of saturated fat, particularly
12 : 0, 14 : 0 and 16 : 0 (palmitic acid) have been identified
as the major dietary factor responsible for raising total and
LDL serum cholesterol concentrations (Howell et al.,
1997). Therefore, these fatty acids are included in the for-
mula.
Consumers are interested in the environment and the prod-
ucts which are produced with sustainable farming methods.
Hunting of wild moose, deer, roe deer and wild boar can
provide food that perfectly complements and diversifies the
daily assortment of meat, which is in line with current
health and dietary recommendations, low-fat and high con-
tent of essential amino acids. All meat samples are excellent
sources of trace elements
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The present research is partly funded by the State Research
Programme “Sustainable Use of Local Resources (Earth En-
trails, Forests, Food and Transport) — New Products and
Technologies (NatRes)”, Project No. 3 “Sustainable use of
local agricultural resources for development of increased nu-
trition value food products (FOOD)”, Subproject 3.3 “Pro-
duction of high quality deer farming products under sustain-
able farming conditions”, and the publication was supported
by project “Raising Awareness and Fostering International
Cooperation of the Research Institute of Biotechnology and
Fig. 2. Iron, magnesium, and zinc micronutrients composition of meat.
Fig. 3. Copper and manganese micronutrients composition of meat.
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SAVVAÏAS DZÎVNIEKU GAÏAS UZTURVÇRTÎBA
Rakstâ analizçts viens no vçrtîgâkajiem pârtikas produktiem — gaïa, tâs uzturvçrtîbu nosaka neaizstâjamâs aminoskâbes, taukskâbes,
vitamîni, minerâlvielas. Darba mçríis bija salîdzinât uzturvçrtîbu nomedîtu savvaïas dzîvnieku — aïòu, savvaïas brieþu, audzçtavâs audzçtu
brieþu, stirnu, meþacûku un mâjdzîvnieku — ar liellopu un cûku gaïas paraugiem (pçtîjumâ tika izmantoti gaïas paraugi no muguras garâ
muskuïa (m. logissimus lumborum)). Veikto pçtîjumu rezultâti liecina, ka savvaïas dzîvnieku gaïas paraugi, salîdzinâjumâ ar mâjdzîvnieku
gaïu, ir ar augstâku olbaltumvielu un bûtiski vçrtîgâku taukskâbju sastâvu. Savvaïâ nomedîtu aïòu, brieþu, stirnu un meþacûku gaïa var
lieliski papildinât un daþâdot ikdienas gaïas sortimentu, saskaòâ ar paðreizçjiem veselîga uztura ieteikumiem — zemu tauku un augstu
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