There is currently great interest in fat content
and the fatty acid profile of food products because
of their health impact. Minced pork meat,
smoked cooked hams and smoked dry sausages
available on the Polish market, investigated in
the present study, differed in terms of fat content.
Fat content in all tested products was in
agreement with the Polish and European Union
(EU ) regulations. According to the Regulation
(EU) No 1169/2011 fat content should be indicated
on the label of the food product along with
the amount of saturated, monounsaturated and
polyunsaturated fatty acids. The differences in
fatty acid profile between the meat products tested
in the present study were noted. The n-6/n-3
ratio in smoked cooked hams and smoked sausages
was significantly lower than in minced
meat. Hams and sausages had a higher share
of PUFA and linolenic acid (C18:3) compared to
the minced meat. The smoked hams had a lower
share of SFA and higher UFA (including MUFA)
than the sausages. However, no differences were
found in the most important for human health
fatty acids (PU FA) and the n-6/n-3 ratio between
hams and sausages.