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Estimation of Total Cholesterol in Selected Tropical Cow Meat Parts in Ogun State Nigeria

Authors(2) :-Madu A. N., Yakubu F. O.

Total cholesterol concentration of tropical cow meat parts was carried out using the colorimetric method and the values were calculated by extrapolating the calibration curve which represents the linear relationship between the standard concentration and the absorbance measured at 550 nm. The intestines were observed to possess the highest amount of total cholesterol, 138 mg/100g. The composition of fat in adipose tissue is highly variable as the adipose tissues of slaughtered animals contain about 50-95% of fat. The amount of total cholesterol found in the muscle was 136 mg/100g. The part with the third highest total cholesterol content was the heart, 105 mg/100 g while the lungs gave 71 mg/100 g as it is close to the heart. Excess cholesterol is eliminated from the body via the liver, which secretes cholesterol in bile or converts it to bile salts hence it contained a lower amount, 37 mg/100g. Lastly, the skin was the part with the least amount of total cholesterol 31 mg/100g. The skin and the liver with the least amount of total cholesterol can be included in a diet. The intestines having 138 mg/100ml of sample is not an ideal meat diet.

Authors and Affiliations

Madu A. N.
Industrial Chemistry Department, Crawford University Faith City Igbesa Ogun State Nigeria
Yakubu F. O.
Industrial Chemistry Department, Crawford University Faith City Igbesa Ogun State Nigeria

Cholesterol, Tropical, Spectrophotometer, Absorbance, Cow.

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 3 | Issue 1 | January-February 2018
Date of Publication : 2018-05-30
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 41-48
Manuscript Number : IJSRCH183307
Date Written : 2018-05-30
Publisher : Technoscience Academy

ISSN : 2456-8457

Suggested Citation :

Madu A. N., Yakubu F. O., "Estimation of Total Cholesterol in Selected Tropical Cow Meat Parts in Ogun State Nigeria", International Journal of Scientific Research in Chemistry (IJSRCH), ISSN : 2456-8457, Volume 3, Issue 1, pp.41-48, January-February.2018
URL : https://ijsrch.com/IJSRCH183307

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