Conclusion
Enriching goat meat with n − 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids did not adversely affect drip loss, cooking loss, shear force and color of goat meat. Subjectively goat meat with the highest level of n − 3 PUFA (mostly C18:3 n − 3) showed better tenderness, juiciness and subsequently overall acceptability. TBARS value was increased with increasing the n − 3 PUFA content and with increasing aging period. However, the highest TBARS value in this study had not exceeded the value which considered the limiting threshold for the acceptability of oxidation leading to off-flavor development in beef.