1. College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Hexi University, Zhangye 734000, China；
2. College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
Abstract：Healthy, adult, pasture-raised Cervus elaphus kansuensis ere slaughtered and Longissimus dorsi samples were
taken for the measurement of nutritional components and active components by routine methods. The results showed that the
Longissimus dorsi of Cervus elaphus kansuensis contained 72.88 g of water, 27.49 g of protein, 2.13 g of fat, 1.09 g of ash,
14.96 mg of Fe, 0.84 mg of Zn, 0.199 mg of Cu, 1.22 μg of Se, and 15.72 mg of P per 100 g. The total amino acid content
was 81.08% with the essential amino acids together accounting for 38.87% of the total amino acids. Additionally, the levels of
SOD, estradiol, testosterone and growth hormone were detected to be 63.42 U/mg, 157.88 pg/mL, 0.78 ng/mL and 0.76 ng/mL,
respectively. These data demonstrate that the meat of Cervus elaphus kansuensis has good quality characteristics such as high
protein, low fat, abundant minerals and a full range of amino acids in large quantities, and also contain some active substances,
indicating high nutritional and nourishing value for the human body as an excellent source of animal-derived food.
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