Low-fat pork liver pâtés enriched with n−3 PUFA/konjac gel were formulated by replacing (totally or partially)
pork backfat by a combination of healthier oils (olive, linseed and fish oils) and konjac gel. Lipid oxidation, microbiological
changes and biogenic amine (BA) formation were studied in healthier-lipid pâtés during chill storage
(85 days, 2 °C). Increasing unsaturated fatty acid levels favoured lipid oxidation, although the levels reached
were low throughout the storage period, ranging from 0.113 to 0.343 mg malonaldehyde/kg sample. Neither the
formulation nor the time in storage affected the microbial load. Biogenic amine contents of products (the sum of initial
concentrations and amines formed during storage) varied according to the type of BA but were far below levels
that could constitute a consumer health hazard.