The current study we’ve tested the addition of vegetal oils to a
thermally processed salami batter and we’ve assessed the influence
in regard to lipid oxidation, and the fatty acid content of lipids. It
was found that using one type of oil to the salami formulation led to
different fatty acid content, according to the lipid profile of the oil used.
The vegetal oils with a high content of fat soluble vitamins, aside their
important nutritive qualities; also have an antioxidant and colorant role
in the food systems. By comparing the fatty acid quantity/100 g of fatty
acids of the samples we’ve observed that: SFA’s has the highest value in
the fat sample (32.9%), PUFA’s has the highest value in the sample with
walnut oil (55.74%) and MUFA’s has the highest value in the sample
with sea-buckthorn sample (51.95%). A PUFA’s/SAFA’s ratio close to
optimum (optimum=1.1 [1]) was achieved in the case of the sample
that had sea-buckthorn oil, 0.957 (Table 4). The intake of a salami
portion (100 g) ensures 33–38% of the daily necessary lipid intake for
adults (35 g fat [1]). The sample with walnut oil has the highest values
for essential fatty acids (LA 47.08 % + ALA 22.3%=69.38%), while the
sample with sea-buckthorn oil has a smaller values (LA 23.01% + ALA
2.57%=25.58%) (Table 10).