Tenderizing spent fowl meat with calcium chloride. 4. Improved oxidative stability and the effects of additional aging

Monitoring the Aging and Edible Safety of Pork in Postmortem Storage Based on HSI and Wavelet Transform

The process of meat postmortem aging is a complex one, in which improved tenderness and aroma coincide with negative effects such as water loss and microbial growth. Determining the optimal postmortem storage time for meat is crucial but also challenging. A new visual monitoring technique based on hyperspectral imaging (HSI) has been proposed to monitor pork aging progress. M. longissimus thoracis from 15 pigs were stored at 4 °C for 12 days while quality indexes and HSI spectra were measured daily. Based on changes in physical and chemical indicators, 100 out of the 180 pieces of meat were selected and classified into rigor mortis, aged, and spoilt meat. Discrete wavelet transform (DWT) technology was used to improve the accuracy of classification. DWT separated approximate and detailed signals from the spectrum, resulting in a significant increase in classification speed and precision. The support vector machine (SVM) model with 70 band spectra achieved remarkable classification accuracy of 97.06%. The study findings revealed that the aging and microbial spoilage process started at the edges of the meat, with varying rates from one pig to another. Using HSI and visualization techniques, it was possible to evaluate and portray the postmortem aging progress and edible safety of pork during storage. This technology has the potential to aid the meat industry in making informed decisions on the optimal storage and cooking times that would preserve the quality of the meat and ensure its safety for consumption.

Effects of Humectant and Roasting on Physicochemical and Sensory Properties of Jerky Made from Spent Hen Meat

This study was carried out to develop jerky product utilizing spent hen meat. Manipulation of water activity (a_w) of semi-dried meat with the addition of humectants (glycerol and sorbitol at the concentration of 0, 10, and 15%) and roasting process were applied to enhance quality of jerky product. After spent hen meat was ground, formulated, reformed and then dried in convection oven at 85℃ for 2 h followed by 60℃ for 1 h, all jerky samples showed values of a_w ≤0.85 with total aerobic bacteria, yeast and mold and Staphylococcus aureus counts were reduced to undetectable levels. Moreover, the results showed that the 15% glycerol added jerky showed superior quality, indicated by the lowest a_w, low protein aggregation as evaluated by sorption isotherm and the lowest shear value as compared to sorbitol added and control samples (p<0.05). Regardless effect of humectant, roasting could improve the quality of the jerky via enhanced sensory attributes by increasing color, appearance, flavor and overall acceptability scores (p<0.05). Therefore, spent hen meat could be used as a potential raw material for jerky in which soft product texture obtained by the addition of glycerol and intense flavor resulted from roasting process after drying, leading to sensory acceptance.

Effect of phosphate, ascorbic acid and α-tocopherol injected at one-location with tumbling on quality of roast beef

The purpose of this study was to evaluate if continuous non-vacuum or vacuum tumbling improves the quality of roast beef utilizing the one location injection. Basically, fresh roast beef treated by one location injection with tumbling had significantly different quality compared to non-tumbled ones. However, the cooked roast beef did not significantly exhibit better quality due to tumbling. There was insignificant difference of TBARS value for whole meat among treatments at day 0. The control had significantly higher TBARS value compared to roast beef with non-vacuum and vacuum tumbled samples at day 2. At 4, 7 and 14 days of refrigerated storage, the control maintained the significantly highest values when compared to the other treatments that had similar TBARS values. The addition of three antioxidants was the major contributor to lipid stability of the cooked roast beef.

Age-related changes in meat tenderness and tissue pentosidine: effect of diet restriction and aminoguanidine in broiler breeder hens

The nonenzymatic glycosylation of tissue protein contributes to the formation of crosslinks that leads to structural and functional deterioration in the long-lived tissue protein, collagen. The accumulation of these crosslinks thus contributes to the objectionable toughness of meat from aged animals, decreases its economic value, and limits its use in whole muscle foods. The objectives of this study were to determine the effectiveness of diet restriction and the crosslinking inhibitor, aminoguanidine (AG), on reducing the accumulation of crosslinks, thereby improving meat tenderness in broiler breeder hens. The glycoxidation product, pentosidine, was also measured in skin (Ps) to determine whether changes in its concentrations correlated with the changes in shear value (SV). Chicks (n = 450) were randomly assigned to four treatment groups from 8 to 125 wk after hatch: ad libitum (AL), diet restricted (DR), AL and DR groups supplemented with 400 ppm AG each (AL+AG and DR+AG, respectively). Shear value was measured with an Instron Universal Mechanical Machine. Skin pentosidine was isolated by reverse phase HPLC. There was an age-related, linear increase in SV (P<0.0001, r = 0.96), which correlated (r = 0.86) with the age-related increase in Ps in AL hens. Diet restriction retarded SV (P<0.0001) over the sampling period. In general, SV values for AL+AG were similar to those measured in DR, whereas no additive effect was observed for AG in DR birds. It was concluded that there was a linear increase in meat toughness (SV) with age that correlates with the accumulation of Ps, and that the decline in meat tenderness can be retarded by DR or AG. Secondly, the effect of DR on accumulation of Ps was so pronounced that AG supplementation did not further enhance this effect.