Fatty acid profile and aroma compounds of lipoxygenase-modified chicken oil

Abstract

Adipose fat tissue, which contributes 1.6-5.8% of total chicken carcass weight, has been underutilized by chicken processors because of its "chickenish odor." The objective of this study was to prepare a chicken oil from which the undesirable odor notes were eliminated and in which the desirable volatile compounds were enhanced. Chicken adipose fat was dry-rendered at 140°C for 30 min and yielded 78.5% oil. Monoenoic FA constituted 55.8% of the chicken oil, and of that oleic acid constituted 92.8%. Treatment of chicken oil with an algal lipoxygenase extracted from Ulva spp. at 33°C for 30 min resulted in an increase of 0.40% in total monoenoic acids, a decrease of 33.3% in total polyenoic acids, and a decrease in total FA of 0.8%. A noticeable improvement in the odor of chicken oil after lipoxygenase treatment was observed by sensory evaluation and a GC-sniffing technique. The modified chicken oil contained more desirable volatile compounds - ethyl acetate, pentanal, 2-pentyl furan, E-2-heptenal, and nonanal - than the original chicken oil, provided fruity and tea-leaf aromas, and had reduced levels of the undesirable volatile compounds heptanal, 2,4-heptadienal, 2,4-nonadienal, and dodecanal. These modifications reduced the chickenish and oxidized odor notes.