RESTRUCTURED PORK WITH FLAVOR ENHANCERS

Muscles were removed from pork shoulders at 24 h postmortem and converted to restructured chops. Flavor enhancers included in the formulations were 0.5% mushroom extract (M), 0.38% Globe Natural Potentiator (NP), 0.38% monosodium glutamate (MSG), and no flavor enhancers (C). At 0, 14, and 56 days after packinging, samples were evaluated for discoloration, cohesiveness, muscle cut resemblence, overall appearance, juiciness, connective tissue amount, tenderness and flavor. Objective evaluations included Hunter Color and TBA values. Samples with MSG sustained less discoloration (P< 0.05), when measured objectively and subjectively, after storage for 42 days than the M and NP chops. Similar effects on overall appearance scores were noted. All flavor enhancers had a minimal effect on cohesiveness, muscle cut resemblance, juiciness, connective tissue amount and tenderness. The mushroom extract and the Globe Natural Potentiator provided more flavor protection than monosodium glutamate.     

FLAVOR ADJUNCTS FOR RESTRUCTURED PORK

Boneless prerigor pork shoulders were processed to restructured pork chops and formulated with 1% NaCl and .25% sodium tripolyphosphate (STP). Formulations included (1) 100% pork (C), (2) 95% pork - 5% rehydrated dried apples (A), (3) 95% pork - 5 % mushroom slurry (M), and (4) 99.98% pork -.02% liquid smoke extract (S). All samples were stored at -20°C until evaluation at 0, 14 and 42 days after packaging. Although the C chops received higher initial color scores, color of the A samples remained more stable during storage. The Hunter ‘a’ values followed a similar trend. Flavor enhancers and storage times that were evaluated had a minimal effect on product cohesiveness and tenderness. Rehydrated dried apples and the mushroom slurry appeared to be potential flavor enhancers; whereas, liquid smoke appeared to be a flavor protector by retarding oxidative rancidity development after frozen storage for 42 days.     

EFFECTS OF ADJUNCTS ON RESTRUCTURED PORK

Boneless pork shoulders were excised 24h postmortem, frozen, tempered, flaked and blended with one of the four formulations: (1) 1% NaCl and .25% sodium tripolyphosphate (STP); (2) .5% NaCl, .5% KCl and .25% STP; (3) 1% NaCl, .25% STP and .125% lecithin; or (4) .5% NaCl, .5% KCl, .25% STP and .125% lecithin. The blended samples were converted to restructured chops and stored at - 18C until evaluated at 5, 14 and 56 days. Appearance and taste attributes were measured objectively and subjectively. Objective and subjective measurements of color and other visual traits revealed that storage time affected these traits more than the adjuncts; whereas, all treatments had a minimal effect on texture and juiciness. Increased frozen storage time and lecithin contributed to flavor degradation and increased TBA values. Further research is needed to determine the effect of varying amounts of lecithin on oxidative rancidity of restructured muscle foods.     

FLAVOR ENHANCEMENT OF POTATO PRODUCTS

SUMMARY— The effect of selected compounds on flavor of various potato products was studied by sensory panels. The minimum detectable amount of each of six compounds in four brands of dehydrated mashed potatoes was determined. The difference thresholds of the six compounds in the reconstituted potato products varied from 0.05–3.1 ppm. Only 2-methoxy-3-ethylpyrcxine (0.1–0.2 ppm) was effective in increasing the flavor level of all four brands of dehydrated potatoes; it also proved to be effective in increasing the potato flavor level of potato salad, dehydrated scalloped potatoes and potato soup. Potato salad stored at 3°C for 1 wk required at least 0.2 ppm of this compound to maintain its initial flavor difference from the control sample.     

RESTRUCTURED PORK WITH TEXTURE VARIATION

Muscles were excised from the shoulders of U.S. No. 1 pork carcasses within 1h postmortem. Samples were flaked as; small (head opening = 3.0mm), medium (head opening = 6.1mm) and large (head opening = 9.9mm) with an Urschel Comitrol 3600. Samples were formulated with 1.0 NaCl and 0.25% sodium tripolyphosphate (STP), converted into 19 mm thick restructured chops and packaged. Subjective evaluations were conducted after 5 and 56 days of frozen storage for color, cohesiveness, muscle cut resemblance, overall appearance, tenderness, juiciness, connective tissue amount and flavor. Objective measurements included Hunter Color values, shear force, percentage cooking loss and Thiobarbituric Acid (TBA) values. Results suggested that large flaked particles contributed to improved color and reduced cooking loss. Particle size had no effect on muscle cut resemblance, overall appearance, juiciness and flavor. Increased particle size was responsible for decreased tenderness, cohesiveness and TBA values but increased connective tissue amount.     

碎猪肉边角料重组中卡拉胶的应用研究

主要研究以鲜猪肉分割过程中产生的碎精肉为原料,经腌制后添加转谷氨酰胺酶、卡拉胶进行重组的工艺.以转谷氨酰胺酶添加量、卡拉胶添加量和反应时间为影响因素,以坚实度和内聚性为指标进行重组工艺参数优化,结果表明,在原料肉中添加3 g/kgTG和1.5 g/kg卡拉胶,6℃条件下反应15 h,重组肉的坚实度和内聚性分别为1 128 g和0.400.     

RESTRUCTURED PORK CHOPS WITH ADDED TURKEY THIGHS

Raw materials from the shoulders of U.S. No. 1 pork carcasses boned at 24 h postmortem and frozen boneless turkey thighs stored for approximately 120h were flaked and incorporated in four formulations for restructured chops each containing 1.0% NaCl and 0.25% sodium tripolyphospahte (STP). Formulations included pork (P), pork plus 0.5% sugar (PS), 50% pork and 50% turkey (PT) and 50% pork and 50% turkey plus 0.5% sugar (PTS). At 0, 21 and 84 days, subjective evaluations were conducted for discoloration, cohesiveness, muscle cut resemblance and overall appearance. Objective measurements included Hunter Color and TBA values. Turkey and sugar had a minimal effect on appearance traits, texture and juiciness and no significant effect on tenderness and flavor regardless of storage time. Results suggested that turkey dark muscle can replace pork with minimal effects on appearance, taste and oxidative rancidity.     

FLAVOR AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CONVENTIONALLY AND MICROWAVE REHEATED PORK

Sensory evaluations and chemical measurements were made on freshly cooked (conventionally heated), conventionally-reheated (after 5 wk frozen storage), and microwave-reheated pork loin muscle. Freshly cooked and microwave-reheated pork had sweeter aroma and less metallic flavor than conventionally-reheated pork. Microwave reheated pork was less juicy than pork heated by the other treatments. Freshly cooked pork had the lowest TBA values and the highest moisture content. Heating treatment did not affect ninhydrin-reactive compounds or nitrogen content in the various extracted protein fractions.     

QUALITY OF RESTRUCTURED PORK ROASTS AS INFLUENCED BY SALT, PHOSPHATE AND ROASTING ENVIRONMENT

A split plot design was used to evaluate the effect of 3 salt (0.0, 0.5, 1.0%), 3 phosphate (0.0, 0.25, 0.5%) levels and 2 roasting environments (moist, dry) on the quality of restructured pork roasts. Emulsion stability, yield (cooked or sliced), Instron adhesion (bind), pH, water holding capacity, proximate composition and color measurements were obtained. Increasing salt or phosphate level increased emulsion stability and cooked yield. Increasing salt level and the addition of phosphate decreased expressible moisture and increased slice count and moisture content. Increased levels of salt decreased protein content, while increasing phosphate, increased pH and redness in the cooked slices. Salt and phosphate reacted synergistically to increase slice yield and adhesion bind. Roasts cooked in a moist environment were lower in pH, were darker in color and required less time to cook. Restructured pork roast quality was enhanced when salt and phosphate were included in the formulation.     

A RESEARCH NOTE CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL, AND SENSORY CHARACTERISTICS OF COLOR MODIFIED PORK RESTRUCTURED CHOPS

Restructured pork chops were manufactured from the lean tissue of dressed sows that were color modified(CM) with a potassium buffer rinse to attain lighter appearance. This product was compared with counterpart samples that were not color modified(C). Measurements included CIE L*, a*, b* values, visual traits, sensory traits, shear force, pH, and percentage of moisture, fat, protein, protein solubility, and cooking loss. The CM samples were lighter colored (P<0.05), exhibited less (P<0.05) flavor intensity, had a higher (P<0.05) pH, and sustained less (P<0.05) cooking loss. No differences (P>0.05) between the CM and C samples were found in juiciness, tenderness, Warner-Bratzler shear force, and soluble protein. The CM samples exhibited less protein content and lower Lee-Kramer shear force values. Results confirm that sow meat can be lightened without adversely affecting functional properties and taste attributes of restructured pork chops.     

PHYSICAL AND SENSORY CHARACTERISTICS OF PRECOOKED, REHEATED PORK CHOPS WITH ENHANCEMENT SOLUTIONS

Pork loins were pumped to 110% of original weight with solutions containing 0.35% salt and 0.35% phosphate (P), salt and phosphate plus 3% sodium lactate (SL), or salt and phosphate plus 2.5% potassium lactate/potassium acetate (PL/PA). Chops were evaluated freshly cooked and precooked, stored (4C, 2 days) and reheated. Chops from SL and PL/PA chops experienced lower cook losses than unpumped controls. Reheating produced additional cook losses which were unaffected by enhancement treatment. Enhancement produced reheated chops with lower shear values and higher tenderness scores than those of freshly cooked controls, and addition of either SL or PL/PA produced even more dramatic results. Warmed-over flavor after reheating precooked chops was reduced by the SL enhancement solution.     

CONVECTION HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT FOR A RESTRUCTURED PORK/SOY HULL PRODUCT1

Heat transfer coefficients, h, (J/cm²°C min) were determined for a pork/soy hull mixture during heating in a convection oven (142°C) with and without control of the dew point. Data were acquired by heat processing 5 stacked layers of product (10 × 10 × 1 cm) so that heat was only conducted into the top surface. One experiment was designed to determine h when the second layer from the top reached one of 6 temperatures: 20, 32, 44, 56, 68 and 77°C, with no control of the dew point. the second experiment determined h for 60 min of heating for 5 dew point levels: 6, 21, 31, 40 and 50°C. Without the control of humidity, values for h ranged from 0.0170–0.0366 J/cm²°C min. the heat transfer coefficient increased with temperature and heat processing time. Product yield and surface area ratios decreased as h increased. When relative humidity was controlled, values for h ranged from 0.0167–0.0270 J/cm²°C min, decreasing for dew points above 31°C.