Journal of Nutrition & Food Sciences
Open Access

Abstract

Nutritional Composition of Quail Meatballs and Quail Pickled Eggs

Bayomy HM, Rozan MA and Mohammed GM

The aims of this study were to evaluate the acceptance of meatballs and pickled quail eggs, determine the nutritional composition of the quail pickled eggs and quail meatballs. Data indicate that quail meatballs and pickled quail eggs are an acceptable market product. The quail meatballs have 70.56% moisture content and 29.44% dry matter which include 7.78%, 12.98%, 7.10% and 2.48% in wet basis for total lipids, proteins, ash and carbohydrate, respectively. Total cholesterol content in quail meatballs was 0.087 g/100 g. Regarding pickled quail eggs, the values of moisture, dry matter, total lipids, proteins, ash and carbohydrate are 53.32%, 46.68%, 20.09%, 20.38%, 4.70% and 1.51% in wet basis, respectively. Average of cholesterol content in pickled quail eggs is 2.06 g/100 g yolk. Total essential amino acids were 6.17 g/100 g protein in quail meatballs, while total non-essential amino acids were 5.87 g/100 g protein in quail meatballs. In pickled quail eggs the values of total essential amino acids and non-total essential amino acids were 6.84 g/100 g and 8.81 g/100 g protein, respectively. Total Saturated Fatty Acids (SFAs) in quail meatballs and quail pickled eggs are 26.37% and 37.52%, respectively. Total mono-unsaturated fatty acids and poly-unsaturated fatty acids contents in quail meatballs are 36.61% and 36.21, respectively, while these values for pickled quail eggs are 54.12% and 8.36%, respectively.