Washed Mechanically Separated Pork as a Surimi-like Meat-product Ingredient

Mechanically separated pork (MSP) was washed using water or 1.5% salt solution, each at pH 5.5 and 6.5 to produce a surimi-like product for further processing. Composition and functionality of the washed product was evaluated and use in processed meat formulations was assessed. Washing treatments reduced fat content to less than 1% but did not reduce calcium content of MSP. The salt solution resulted in removal of heme pigments. Frankfurters manufactured with washed MSP ishowed little improvement over those with unwashed MSP for texture or water binding; therefore, applications may be limited. HOW-ever, lipid oxidation of frankfurters containing washed MSP, as meassured by TBA, was suppressed during storage.     

Biochemical property and gel-forming ability of surimi-like material from goat meat

Biochemical and gel properties of surimi-like material from goat meat (SMGM) as affected by washing solutions including tap water, NaCl, sodium bicarbonate, aluminium sulphate and sodium pyrophosphate, with the same ionic strength of 0.15 for all salt solutions, were investigated. Three-cycle washing (cold solution/water/water; mince:solution ratio of 1:5; 10 min/cycle) was used. Washing solutions differently altered the pH, Ca²⁺-ATPase activity, reactive sulfhydryl, TCA-soluble peptide, total volatile base nitrogen (TVB-N), myoglobin, lipid and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) content of SMGM. Washing can eliminate undesirable lipid, myoglobin, TVB-N and TCA-soluble peptide from goat meat. SMGM washed with water and NaCl can form stable gels whereas SMGM washed with bicarbonate, pyrophosphate and aluminium sulphate formed very mushy gel/aggregate with high released water. SMGM gels particularly that washed with NaCl had higher breaking force, deformation and whiteness with lower TBARS content, species odour and expressible drip than unwashed mince. Therefore, SMGM can be optimally produced by washing with NaCl solution.     

Thermal gelation properties of surimi-like material made fromsheep meat

Thermal gelation properties of surimi-like material made from sheep meat were investigated. The sheep meat was ground, washed 3 times at a meat to water ratio of 1:5 and dewatered by centrifugation. The effects of washing on the composition, functional properties and colour of the mince, were studied. The washing method resulted in a sharp reduction of the fat content and an increase of the water content and pH of the mince. Lightness (L*) and yellowness (b*) of the mince were improved by washing. A significant reduction (p<0.001) of a* (redness) value and a decrease in the a*/b* ratios and saturation index value of the washed mince were recorded. Gels were prepared from washed and unwashed mince after being blended with 2% NaCl and heated at 75°C for 20 min. The washed mince produced excellent gels as measured by the fold test, elasticity modulus and the percentage recovery. The gels made of washed mince had lower expressible fluid compared to that of unwashed mince. A fibrous protein network structure was evidenced in the gel made from washed mince while observed under a transmission electron microscope.     

Physicochemical properties and sensory analysis of duck meatballs containing duck meat surimi-like material during frozen storage

The physicochemical properties and sensory analysis of duck meatballs containing duck meat surimi-like material during frozen storage were evaluated. Properties of meatballs containing duck surimi-like material prepared by acid solubilization (ACDS), alkaline solubilization (ALDS), and conventional processing (CDS) as well as duck mince (as the control, CON) were compared. ACDS had significantly higher (P < 0.05) moisture and protein content and lower fat content compared with CON. The thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS) value of all samples increased as the storage time increased up to week 8 (P < 0.05), but thereafter it decreased in most of the samples. ACDS and ALDS had significantly higher TBARS values (P < 0.05), and these values remained higher than those of the other samples throughout the frozen storage period. Addition of surimi-like material to the meatballs had significant effects (P < 0.05) on springiness, gumminess, and chewiness values of all samples. Ingredients and frozen storage affected most sensory attributes in samples significantly (P<0.05). No significant increase in growth of organisms occurred during 12-wk frozen storage The results indicate that acid-alkaline solubilization methods improve both physicochemical and sensory properties of duck meatballs containing duck surimi-like material. Thus, these techniques should be applicable to product development of duck surimi-like material. PRACTICAL APPLICATION: Surimi-like material from duck meat is an alternative source of meat protein to produce ready-to eat or value-added products. Little is known about duck surimi-like material and physicochemical and sensory properties of such products. Therefore, the results of this study are critical for assessing the possibility of duck meat surimi-like material for human food.     

TEXTURE PROFILE ANALYSIS AND COMPOSITION OF A MINCED CATFISH PRODUCT1

Texture Profile Analysis of minced catfish products indicated that minced proteins from the belly flap meat have excellent functional properties to form gels or restructured products. Belly flap meat is considered a low‐value trimming, with about 16.9% protein and 11.2% total lipid. Washing of minced catfish trimmings increased the moisture content from 71.5% to 77.9% while reducing mechanical hardness (19.1 N to 11.9 N), chewiness index (14.2 N to 8.83 N) and shear energy (0.82 J to 0.51 J). No significant changes were found in cohesiveness, resilience, and springiness of the minced fish after washing or the addition of 3.3% (v/w) of 4% starch solution. Washing of minced fish reduced the total lipid content from 9.82% to 4.39%. Overall, washed minced channel catfish belly flap meat had functional characteristics that enabled its proteins to be formed and restructured. Products made from minced catfish had acceptable textural characteristics.     

Meat fats in nutrition

This article reviews the fat content and fatty acid composition of meats in the human diet and discusses nutritional facts related to meat, meat products and other meat-containing foods as sources of dietary fats. Meat is an increasingly important source of high-value animal protein worldwide. Meat fat comprises mostly monounsaturated and saturated fatty acids, with oleic (C18:1), palmitic (C16:0), and stearic acid (C18:0) being the most ubiquitous. Meat and meat products are considerable sources of cholesterol in the diet. In most industrialized countries, a high meat intake contributes to a higher than recommended total and saturated fat and cholesterol intake. Another concern is that meat may replace sources of other important nutrients in the diet. Therefore, the advice to consumers is to prefer lean meats and low-fat meat products and use meat in moderation only.     

Lipid and fatty acid composition of rabbit meat: Part 2.-Phospholipids

The phospholipid contents (and their fatty acid composition) of the meat of two rabbit breeds (New Zealand white and the commercial hybrid HYLA) fed with two commercial diets of different protein and fibre contents, have been determined. The phospholipid contents in the meat of both rabbit breeds ranged from 9% to 19% total lipid. In this fraction seven different phospholipid classes were detected but phosphatidylcholine (PC) and phosphatididylethanolamine (PE) had average percentages of 50 and 20 of the total phospholipids. The major fatty acids of both phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine were C-16:0, C-18:0, C-18:1 and C-18:2, these together representing more than 70% of the total fatty acids. In general, the PC had an higher saturated fatty acid content than PE, which had a lower percentage of C-16:0 but higher C-20:4. Although differences in the fatty acid composition of the phospholipid fractions of the rabbit meat were observed, the only clear influences of age, sex, breed, and/or feeding were found with the C-16:0, C-18:0 and C-18:2 fatty acids.     

Meat goat kids finished on alfalfa,red clover or orchardgrass pastures: Carcass merit and meat quality

This experiment was conducted in 2005–2007 to evaluate carcass and chevon (goat meat) quality parameters when meat-goat kids (n = 72) were finished on alfalfa (Medicago sativa L; ALF); red clover (Trifolium pratense L.; RCG); or orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata L.; OGR) pastures. Carcass conformation score was greater (P = 0.08) when meat-goat kids were finished on ALF compared to OGR with RCG intermediate. Chevon meat samples from goats finished on the three pasture treatments did not differ in ash, intramuscular fat, or crude protein content or in concentrations of omega6 and omega3 fatty acids, or the omega6 to omega3 ratio. Goats finished on OGR had higher (P < 0.001) 18:1 trans-11 fatty acids (FA) compared to ALF or RCG. Overall, meat-goat kids finished on ALF, RCG, or ORG produced desirable carcass weights for most niche markets in the USA. Chevon is a low-fat meat option with high desirable fatty acids for human diets.     

Dietary manipulation of the yield and composition of milk: Effects of dietary inclusions of barley and oats in untreated or formaldehyde-treated forms on milk fatty acid composition

Eight 1st-lactation cows were given four dietary treatments in a duplicated 4×4 Latin square experiment. Diets consisted of hay and soya bean meal together with barley, formaldehyde-treated barley, oats or formaldehydetreated oats (approximately 34:12:54 on a dry matter basis). Barley diets supplied 211 g fatty acids d^?1, oats diets supplied 537 g d^?1. The fatty acid composition (g kg^?1 total fatty acids) for barley diets was: 300 (16:0); 20 (18:0); 150 (18:1); 470 (18:2); 60 (18:3). Corresponding values for oats diets were 180, 20, 390, 380 and 30 g kg^?1. Formaldehyde treatment of the cereals tended to increase milk yield and reduce milk fat content (P<0·01 for barley) but did not affect milk fatty acid composition. Feeding oats in replacement for barley significantly (P<0·05) increased milk yield and lactose yield and reduced milk fat content (P<0·05 for the untreated cereals) and protein contents (P<0·01) without significant effects on milk fat or protein yields. Oats diets led to significant (P<0·001) reductions in the content of 8:0–16:0 fatty acids in milk fat with associated increases (P<0·001) in the content of 18:0 and 18:1. Changes in milk fat content of 18:2 and 18:3 acids were small. The results show the inclusion of oats in the cow's diet to be a means of reducing the saturated fatty acid content of milk fat thereby improving the nutritional value of milk and milk products and their appeal to the health-conscious consumer.     

Formation of Trans Fatty Acids in Ground Beef and Frankfurters due to Irradiation

ABSTRACT:  This study was conducted to investigate possible formation of trans fatty acids due to irradiation of ground beef and frankfurters. Ground beef and frankfurter samples were irradiated at doses of 0, 1, and 5 kGy at 4 °C, and stored at 4 °C for 7 d (ground beef) or 3 mo (frankfurters). After irradiation and storage of the samples, trans fatty acids along with other fatty acids were analyzed using a modification of AOAC method 996.01. The results showed that 1 kGy irradiation did not induce any change in trans fatty acid content. However, 5 kGy irradiation caused a small but statistically significant ( P < 0.01) increase in the dominant trans fatty acid, C18:1 trans , which increased from 3.99% (of total fatty acid) for the nonirradiated ground beef to 4.05% for the 5 kGy sample, and from 1.21% for the nonirradiated frankfurter to 1.28% for the 5 kGy sample. Irradiation had no apparent effect on C16:1 and C18:2 trans fatty acids. In addition, irradiation slightly decreased the relative amount of poly-unsaturated fatty acid of ground beef and frankfurters, particularly after storage. Compared to variations in trans fatty acid content and fatty acid composition occurring naturally in meat and meat products, the changes due to irradiation were negligible.     

9种腌腊肉制品贮存过程中游离脂肪酸的变化、影响因素及其来源途径的研究

选取9种腌腊肉制品,通过比较肥瘦质量比例、贮藏温度、不同产地、灭酶与不灭酶产品游离脂肪酸的含量及酸性脂肪水解酶、中性脂肪酶、碱性脂肪酶的酶解后酶活力,饱和脂肪酸、单不饱和脂肪酸、多不饱和脂肪酸组成,分析腌腊肉制品贮存过程中游离脂肪酸的变化及其影响因素,进而考察游离脂肪酸的来源途径。结果表明:相同条件下,全瘦肠、肥瘦质量比3∶7腊肠、肥瘦质量比4∶6腊肠游离脂肪酸的含量依次降低;不同产地游离脂肪酸含量差异显著;贮存温度37℃时游离脂肪酸的含量明显高于25℃;灭酶腌腊制品比不灭酶产品的游离脂肪酸增幅较小,且差异逐渐增大。脂肪水解酶在腌腊肉制品游离脂肪酸产生过程中发挥了重要的作用,贮存前期,酶促反应的持续进行,游离脂肪酸不断产生,脂肪水解是主导作用,而贮存后期不饱和脂肪酸不稳定逐渐被氧化,脂肪氧化起到关键作用。     

The effects of particle size, connective tissue and cooking regime upon properties of washed mechanically recovered broiler meat

Mechanically recovered meat (MRM) from broilers was washed with water, with or without prior chopping and with or without sieving to remove connective tissue. The resultant protein extract was mixed with salt and cooked in a one-step (directly to 80°C) or two-step (to 55°C and then to 80°C) cooking regime, to form gels. Washing broiler MRM gave stronger gels with lower cooking loss and expressible moisture than unwashed broiler MRM. These washed gels were also lighter in colour and less red. The best products were produced when some of the collagen had been removed by sieving, but not if the samples had Wrst been chopped, even though the total protein and dry matter contents were also reduced. A two-step cooking procedure enhanced gel strength. Evidence of a more porous, but dense, structure of washed broiler MRM subjected to a two-step cooking treatment was given by scanning electron microscopy and these differences could be related to the changes in gel strength and water holding.     

去骨方法对牛肉和火鸡肉化学成分及一些特性的影响

本文针对机械去骨和人工去骨的牛肉以及火鸡肉的一些化学、物理特性进行了对比研究。相近成分胆固醇、硫代巴比土酸(TBA)、钙铁含量、颜色参数、脂肪酸成分等指标在样本中得以分析。去骨方法对牛肉和火鸡肉的化学成分有所影响。机械去骨导致较高的胆固醇以及钙铁含量。在手工去骨火鸡肉中,含量最多的脂肪酸是C16:0、C18:1以及C18:2。机械去骨加工使火鸡肉中C18:1、C18:2、C18:3的含量增加。而C16:0、C18:0、C18:1则是机械去骨和手工去骨牛肉中主要的脂肪酸。     

Preparation of palm olein enriched with medium chain fatty acids by lipase acidolysis

Medium chain (MC) fatty acids, caprylic (C8:0) and capric (C10:0) were incorporated into palm olein by 1,3-specific lipase acidolysis, up to 36% and 43%, respectively, when added as mixtures or individually after 24 h. It was found that these acids were incorporated into palm olein at the expense of palmitic and oleic acids, the former being larger in quantity and reduction of 18:2 was negligible. The modified palm olein products showed reduction in higher molecular weight triacylglycerols (TGs) and increase in concentration of lower molecular weight TGs compared to those of palm olein. Fatty acids at sn-2 position in modified products were: C10:0, 4%; C16:0, 13%; C18:1, 66%; and C18:2, 15.4%. DSC results showed that the onset of melting and solids fat content were considerably reduced in modified palm olein products and no solids were found even at and below 10 °C and also the onset of crystallisation was considerably lowered. The cloud point was reduced and iodine value dropped from 55.4 to 38 in modified palm olein. Thus, nutritionally superior palm olein was prepared by introducing MC fatty acids with reduced palmitic acid through lipase acidolysis.     

内蒙古放牧和舍饲绵羊肉的脂肪酸特征

内蒙古盛产天然放牧牛羊肉,规模化舍饲也在农区和禁牧地区迅速发展,但不同饲养方式绵羊肉的脂肪酸特征缺乏系统评价。从内蒙古东北部、东中部和西部3 个典型纯牧业和农牧业区的7 个旗县采集草原放牧绵羊肉109 份和舍饲绵羊肉30 份,采用气相色谱法测定脂肪酸并进行主成分分析（principal component analysis,PCA）和描述性统计。结果表明：对各旗县绵羊肉样按放牧和舍饲2 种饲养方式或地域聚类进行PCA,呼伦贝尔和锡林郭勒草原放牧肉样聚集在一起,巴彦淖尔农区舍饲肉单独聚类,放牧和舍饲同地域内各旗县和品种聚类均未能分离;股二头肌和羊肥尾多数脂肪酸含量存在差异,但放牧和舍饲肉样间特征脂肪酸有一致性;羊肥尾脂肪酸对2 种饲养方式的区分效果比股二头肌好;放牧肉n-3多不饱和脂肪酸（polyunsaturated fatty acid,PUFA）、α-C18:3 n-3（α-亚麻酸）、C14:1和C14:0含量显著高于舍饲肉,放牧股二头肌和羊肥尾n-3 PUFA含量为舍饲的6.0 倍和4.2 倍,而α-亚麻酸含量为舍饲的4.6 倍和3.9 倍,舍饲绵羊肉n-6 PUFA、反式脂肪酸和C18:2 n-6c（亚油酸）、C18:1 n-9t（反式油酸）含量显著高于放牧肉。     

Muscle Washing and Raw Material Source Affect Quality and Physicochemical Properties of Low-salt, Low-fat, Restructured Beef

Five percent unwashed and washed skeletal (USM and WSM) and cardiac (UCM and WCM) muscle and fish surimi (FS) were evaluated in precooked (64.4 °C), restructured beef using 0.2% NaCl. Additionally, a 0.2% NaCl product without binder and a 1.0% NaCl treatment containing 5% USM were made. Washing enhanced sensory and instrumental texture measures of products containing CM but did not affect products containing SM. UCM and WCM appeared beneficial for maintenance of product color but tended to increase lipid oxidation. Washing reduced surface hydrophobicity, decreased disulfide content of CM, increased free sulfhydryls of CM and SM, and lowered soluble protein in binder extracts. Binders did not improve product characteristics.     

烹饪方式对凡纳滨对虾（Penaeus vannamei）脂质及挥发性物质的影响

为探究风味差异的形成机制,以凡纳滨对虾为研究对象,研究蒸制和微波加热2种烹饪方式对脂质组成、脂质氧化水解程度及挥发性物质的影响。结果表明,凡纳滨对虾在烹饪后总脂和脂质组成(磷脂、甘油三脂及游离脂肪酸)含量均显著降低(P<0.05)。蒸制和微波加热的对虾,其脂质组成也有所差别,与蒸制相比,微波加热虾肉中的磷脂含量偏高,而游离脂肪酸含量偏低。鲜虾烹饪后饱和脂肪酸含量显著下降,不饱和脂肪酸含量显著上升(P<0.05),可能与磷脂的水解有关。蒸制和微波加热加速了脂质的氧化水解,酸价和硫代巴比妥酸反应物值均显著升高(P<0.05)。电子鼻分析结果显示鲜虾、蒸制和微波加热虾肉的气味特征有明显不同,且微波加热气味变化更大。采用气相色谱-离子迁移谱从虾肉中分离鉴定出25种挥发性物质,其中2,3-戊二酮、2-丁酮、2-甲基丁醛、己醛、1-辛烯-3-酮和戊醛等是熟虾肉主要的风味物质,且在微波加热的样品中含量更高。Pearson相关性分析结果表明,脂质的氧化水解对风味形成有重要贡献,游离脂肪酸中的C_14:0、C_15:0、C_16:1     

澳洲美利奴羊肉脂肪酸组成

选择3 只澳洲美利奴羔羊的背最长肌、臀肌及臂三头肌,利用气相色谱-质谱联用技术对其脂肪酸含量进行测定及分类探讨。结果表明：澳洲美利奴羊肉中共含有脂肪酸35 种,其中C15:1、C16:0、C17:1、C18:0、C18:1 n-9c脂肪酸含量较高,3 个部位肌肉中：不饱和脂肪酸含量＞饱和脂肪酸含量＞单不饱和脂肪酸含量＞多不饱和脂肪酸含量,且每个部位肌肉中单不饱和脂肪酸含量比多不饱和脂肪酸含量均高出2～3 倍;n-3脂肪酸亚麻酸甲酯（C18:3 n-3）在臂三头肌中的含量显著高于背最长肌（P＜0.05）;与另外2 个部位相比,臂三头肌总脂肪酸、饱和脂肪酸、不饱和脂肪酸、中链脂肪酸及长链脂肪酸含量均最高;臂三头肌中多不饱和脂肪酸与饱和脂肪酸含量比值最高,背最长肌中最低。     

Innovations in beef production systems that enhance the nutritional and health value of beef lipids and their relationship with meat quality

Consumers are becoming more aware of the relationships between diet and health and this has increased consumer interest in the nutritional value of foods. This is impacting on the demand for foods which contain functional components that play important roles in health maintenance and disease prevention. For beef, much attention has been given to lipids. This paper reviews strategies for increasing the content of beneficial omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) and conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) and reducing saturated fatty acids (SFA) in beef. Particular attention is given to intramuscular fat (IMF) and the relationships between fatty acid composition and key meat quality parameters including colour shelf life and sensory attributes. Despite the high levels of ruminal biohydrogenation of dietary PUFA, nutrition is the major route for increasing the content of beneficial fatty acids in beef. Feeding grass or concentrates containing linseed (rich in α-linolenic acid, 18:3n-3) in the diet increases the content of 18:3n-3 and its longer chain derivative eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, 20:5n-3) in beef muscle and adipose tissue, resulting in a lower n-6:n-3 ratio. Grass feeding also increases docasahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6n-3). Feeding PUFA rich lipids which are protected from ruminal biohydrogenation result in further enhancement of the PUFA in meat with concomitant beneficial improvements in the ratio of polyunsaturated:saturated fatty acids (P:S ratio) and n-6:n-3 ratio. The main CLA isomer in beef is CLA cis-9, trans-11 and it is mainly associated with the triacylglycerol lipid fraction and therefore is positively correlated with level of fatness. The level of CLA cis-9, trans-11 in beef is related to (1) the amount of this isomer produced in the rumen and (2) synthesis in the tissue, by delta-9 desaturase, from ruminally produced trans vaccenic acid (18:1 trans-11; TVA). Feeding PUFA-rich diets increases the content of CLA cis-9, trans-11 in beef. Trans-fatty acids in foods are of rising importance and knowledge of the differential effects of the individual trans isomers is increasing. TVA is the major trans 18:1 isomer in beef and as the precursor for tissue CLA in both animals and man should be considered as a neutral or beneficial trans-isomer. Increasing the content of n-3 PUFA in beef can influence colour shelf life and sensory attributes of the meat. As the content of n-3 PUFA increases then sensory attributes such as "greasy" and "fishy" score higher and colour shelf life may be reduced. Under these situations, high levels of vitamin E are necessary to help stabilise the effects of incorporating high levels of long chain PUFA into meat. However, grass feeding not only increases n-3 PUFA and CLA but, due to its high content of vitamin E, colour shelf life is improved. It is evident that opportunities exist to enhance the content of health promoting fatty acids in beef and beef products offering opportunities to add value and contribute to market differentiation. However, it is imperative that these approaches to deliver "functional" attributes do not compromise on the health value (lipoperoxidation) or the taste of beef products.     

Cured products from different animal species

An assessment was made of the proximate composition, pH and a_W of raw beef, horsemeat and the meat of wild boar, deer and goat. The same assessment, together with one of fatty acids, cholesterol and free amino acids, was made of the same meats as cured products. The raw meat of the different animal species was found to have a reduced lipid, but high protein content. The cured meat of the horse and wild boar had low saturated fatty acid levels; the wild boar, goatmeat and beef were quantitatively similar with regard to monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) while in the horsemeat the polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) were more raised, at an intermediate level in deer and extremely reduced in the beef final product. The cholesterol content in the cured product was markedly reduced in the horsemeat. The free amino acids content in the cured deer, wild boar and goat meat was more elevated, than in beef and horse cured meat.