Abstract:The quality analysis of four brands of duck liver paste was carried out to determine the color, pH, thiobar bituric acid reactive substance (TBARS), emulsion stability, thermal stability, free fatty acids (FFA) and sensory qualities. A quality evaluation model was established by principal component analysis. The results showed that lard, duck fat, and cream increased the lightness (L*) of the LF and LH duck liver pastes to 64.36 and 63.31, respectively. Red wine and sodium nitrite significantly increased the redness (a*) of the MA duck liver paste to 10.41 (P<0.05), and reduced the degree of fat oxidation, with a TBARS value of 3.5 mg MDA/kg. The emulsion stability and thermal stability of MA duck liver paste were significantly better (P<0.05) than those of LF and LH duck liver paste (90.47% and 86.26%, respectively). Among the 17 kinds of FFAs, the FFA contents of the JN and MA duck liver pastes were significantly higher than those of the LF and LH duck liver pastes (P<0.05). The MA duck liver paste had the highest content of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) (7.94 mg/g) and the highest sensory score (4.2). The quality evaluation model constructed by the principal component analysis was F=(0.64F1+0.3F2)/0.94, and the MA duck liver paste had the highest comprehensive score (10.92), followed by the JN duck liver paste (10.45). The key quality indicators included texture, odor, a* and saturated fatty acids (SFA) content. The principal component analysis method could effectively evaluate the quality of duck liver paste, and the above results provide a reference for subsequent instrumental determination combined with sensory analysis of duck liver paste quality.