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The present research evaluates the predictive ability of near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy, combined with chemometric methods as a rapid and affordable tool to assure traceability and quality control. Thus, NIR technology was assessed for intact and minced muscle Longissimus thoracis et lumborum samples collected from 12 European autochthonous pig breeds for the quantification of lipid content and fatty acid composition. Different tests were performed using different numbers of samples for calibration and validation. The best predictive ability was found using minced presentation and set with 80% of the samples for the calibration and the remaining 20% for the external validation test for the following traits: lipid content and saturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids, which attained both the highest determination coefficients (0.89, 0.61, and 0.65, respectively) and the lowest root mean square errors in external validation (0.62, 1.82, and 1.36, respectively). Lower predictive ability was observed for intact muscles. These results could contribute to improve the management of autochthonous breeds and to ensure quality of their products by traditional meat industry chains.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/app10175801","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,8,21]],"date-time":"2020-08-21T09:21:51Z","timestamp":1598001711000},"page":"5801","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":15,"title":["Potential Use of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy to Predict Fatty Acid Profile of Meat from Different European Autochthonous Pig Breeds"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"10","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2432-2373","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Alberto","family":"Ortiz","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Meat Quality Area, Center of Scientific and Technological Research of Extremadura (CICYTEX-La Orden), Junta de Extremadura, Guadajira, 06187 Badajoz, Spain"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8068-2475","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Silvia","family":"Parrini","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry (DAGRI), 50144 Florence, Italy"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6409-3865","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"David","family":"Tejerina","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Meat Quality Area, Center of Scientific and Technological Research of Extremadura (CICYTEX-La Orden), Junta de Extremadura, Guadajira, 06187 Badajoz, Spain"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1232-3160","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jos\u00e9 Pedro","family":"Pinto de Ara\u00fajo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centro de Investigac\u0327a\u0303o de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Polit\u00e9cnico de Viana do Castelo, Escola Superior Agr\u00e1ria, Ref\u00f3ios do Lima, 4990-706 Ponte de Lima, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0231-126X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Marjeta","family":"\u010candek-Potokar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Kmetijski In\u0161titut Slovenije, Hacquetova ulica 17, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia"}]},{"given":"Alessandro","family":"Crovetti","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry (DAGRI), 50144 Florence, Italy"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0851-608X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Juan Maria","family":"Garcia-Casco","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centro I+D en Cerdo Ib\u00e9rico, INIA-Zafra, Ctra Ex101 km 4.7, 06300 Zafra, Spain"}]},{"given":"Joel","family":"Gonz\u00e1lez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Finca Camps i Armet, 17121 Monells, Spain"}]},{"given":"Francisco Ignacio","family":"Hern\u00e1ndez-Garc\u00eda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Animal Production \u00c1rea, Center of Scientific and Technological Research of Extremadura (CICYTEX-La Orden), Junta de Extremadura, Guadajira, 06187 Badajoz, Spain"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0409-9071","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Danijel","family":"Karolyi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Animal Science, University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, Svetosimunska cesta 25, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia"}]},{"given":"Vladimir","family":"Margeta","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department for Animal production and biotechnology, Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, Vladimira Preloga 1, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3616-8406","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jos\u00e9 Manuel","family":"Martins","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"MED-Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development &amp; 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