The evolution of lean beef: identifying lean beef in today's U.S. marketplace

Changes in cattle breeding and management coupled with extensive trimming of visible fat from retail cuts have resulted in the wide-spread availability of lean beef to U.S. consumers. Despite these changes, there is limited awareness regarding the reduced total fat content and the favorable fatty acid profile of beef. Relative to the calories it contributes, the impact of beef on the nutritional quality of the American diet via its contribution of protein and certain key micronutrients is often under appreciated. The following discussion documents the progressive reduction in fat content of U.S. beef during the past 30 years, highlights ongoing efforts to update United States Department of Agriculture nutrient data for beef, and summarizes findings from randomized controlled trials of beef and plasma lipid outcomes. Beef is a popular, nutrient-dense food and the availability of at least 29 lean cuts of beef in the U.S. marketplace can help consumers meet their cardiovascular health goals.     

不同部位牦牛肉氨基酸、脂肪酸含量分析与营养价值评价

为明确不同部位牦牛肉氨基酸、脂肪酸等营养物质含量,采集西藏那曲牦牛的上脑、里脊、外脊、米龙、臀肉、腱子肉、腹肉、肩肉及胸肉9 个部位分割肉,测定其蛋白质、脂肪、灰分、氨基酸和脂肪酸组成。结果表明：不同部位牦牛肉的蛋白质含量为19.30%～24.20%,其中腹肉中蛋白质含量最低,外脊中最高;脂肪含量为1.03%～22.47%,腹肉中脂肪含量显著高于其他各部位,米龙、外脊、臀肉和肩肉中脂肪含量较低,不足1.5%。在测定的18 种氨基酸中,谷氨酸含量最高,其次是赖氨酸、天冬氨酸、亮氨酸和精氨酸;腹肉中氨基酸含量显著低于其他部位（P＜0.05）,9 个不同部位牦牛肉中必需氨基酸占总氨基酸的比例为39.03%～40.00%,与联合国粮农组织/世界卫生组织的推荐值接近;里脊和外脊能够满足所有膳食氨基酸需要,上脑、米龙、臀肉、腱子肉、腹肉、肩肉及胸肉中,缬氨酸是限制性氨基酸。脂肪酸总量由大到小为腹肉＞上脑＞里脊＞臀肉＞外脊＞胸肉＞肩肉＞腱子肉＞米龙,油酸、棕榈酸和硬脂酸是牦牛肉中主要的脂肪酸,二十二碳六烯酸、二十碳五烯酸等n-3脂肪酸含量较少,n-6/n-3比值高于膳食推荐值。以常规营养组分、氨基酸组成和脂肪酸组成分别进行聚类分析,总体可分为腹肉、上脑与其他部位肉三大类。综上所述,不同部位牦牛肉中蛋白质、脂肪、氨基酸及脂肪酸等营养物质含量存在差异。     

原料肉部位对牛干巴肉质特性的影响

选取（30±2） 月龄云岭去势公牛6头,屠宰后经7d低温（0～5 ℃）排酸,精细分割后各取500 g西冷和针扒2 个部位原料肉进行肉质分析。采用腌制、烤干工艺将原料肉加工成牛干巴,测定原料肉和牛干巴水分、粗蛋白、粗脂肪、灰分含量、失水率、蒸煮损失率、pH值、总挥发性盐基氮（total volatile basic nitrogen,TVB-N）含量、亚硝酸盐含量、剪切力、肉色和氨基酸含量。结果表明：西冷和针扒2 个部位原料肉的粗蛋白含量、粗脂肪含量、灰分含量、剪切力和黄度值（b*）差异显著（P＜0.05）,水分含量、失水率、蒸煮损失率和亮度值（L*）、红度值（a*）差异不显著;加工成牛干巴后,2 个部位水分含量、粗脂肪含量、粗蛋白含量、剪切力和L*存在显著差异（P＜0.05）,灰分含量、b*和a*差异不显著,pH值、TVB-N含量、亚硝酸盐含量均在合理范围内;牛干巴氨基酸含量高于原料肉,原料肉总氨基酸（total amino acid,TAA）、必需氨基酸（essential amino acid,EAA）、非必需氨基酸（non-essential amino acid,NEAA）含量差异均不显著,牛干巴TAA、EAA、NEAA含量均差异显著（P＜0.05）;原料肉西冷的剪切力、肌间脂肪指标均优于针扒,经相同工艺制成牛干巴后,嫩度、脂肪含量受原料肉品质影响较大。     

EFFECT OF COOKING OIL TYPE ON FINAL CHOLESTEROL CONTENT AND FATTY ACID COMPOSITION OF GROUND BEEF

The purpose of this study was to compare three oils for extraction of cholesterol when used to cook ground beef and to determine the effect of oil type on fatty acid composition of the ground beef. Ground beef (30 % fat) was cooked in 1 L of corn, canola or palm oil at 100–110C and then rinsed with 500 ml of boiling water, which significantly decreased ether-extractable fat. Control hamburger was skillet-fried without any added oil. Total lipids were extracted and analyzed for fatty acid composition and cholesterol content. Changes in fatty acid composition of residual fat on the meat after cooking reflected those of the oils used for cooking. Cholesterol was significantly lower in all oil-cooked hamburger than in the control. In conclusion, cooking ground beef in any of the three vegetable oils will extract cholesterol, and the lipid remaining after a boiling water rinse will contain fatty acids characteristic of the cooking oil.     

Development of a Hamburger Patty with Healthier Lipid Formulation and Study of its Nutritional, Sensory, and Stability Properties

A modified beef hamburger patty enriched in polyunsaturated n−3 fatty acids and α-tocopherol was developed using technological procedures. Raw meat was obtained from low-cost parts of beef carcasses (brisket and flank) to which visible fat and connective tissue was manually eliminated and substituted by a mixture of pre-emulsified olive, corn, and deodorized fish oil. The developed product was analyzed and compared to conventional beef hamburger patties for their proximate composition, fatty acid profile, and consumer acceptability. The effects of cooking on the fat content and fatty acid profile of the developed product were investigated. Additionally, the lipid oxidation and surface color stability of modified and conventional hamburgers were investigated during 8 days of refrigerated storage while packaged in a modified atmosphere (20%/80% CO₂/O₂) and subsequently cooking. The developed product showed significantly lower total fat, cholesterol, sodium, and calorie content than beef hamburger patties manufactured using conventional procedures. In addition, the polyunsaturated fatty acids/saturated fatty acids and n−6/n−3 ratios matched nutritional recommendations more closely. No evidence of lipid oxidation was found for the modified hamburger patties during 8-day storage period, and surface color, especially redness, was more stable than in conventional ones. Additionally, consumer acceptability of the developed patty after it was cooked was acceptable and similar to that of conventional products. The modified hamburger patty developed by technological methods is viable and can be considered a useful food to preclude nutritional disorders or to assist in nutritional regimens.     

Nutrient composition of australian fresh retail sausages and the effects of cooking on fat content

Three types of fresh sausages (beef, thick and thin; and pork, thick) were purchased in ten Sydney suburbs and analysed as composite samples for proximate principles, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, fatty acids and cholesterol. Fat, moisture and meat species were also analysed in individual purchases. In a controlled experiment replicate samples of sausages were analysed for moisture and fat, raw and after cooking by grilling, dry-frying, shallow-frying and deep-frying. Results indicated widespread use of cow, pig and sheep meat in all types of sausages regardless of label identification. Some purchased sausages exceeded regulation limits for fat and starch content. Fat retention was lowest in beef sausages cooked by frying rather than grilling. Pork sausages retained most of their fat on cooking, regardless of method.     

Nutrient Composition of Lamb of Two Age Groups

The nutrient composition of Spring and Fall lambs were investigated. Seven retail cuts from carcasses of lambs raised under commercial conditions, and representing two age groups (4–4½ mo and 8–9 mo) were analyzed in both raw and cooked form. Separable lean meat was analyzed for proximate composition, 8 vitamins, 8 inorganic nutrients, cholesterol and 12 fatty acids. Except for moisture, total lipid, riboflavin, niacin, Zn and Fe, there were no practical differences in nutrients between cuts or age groups. Thiamin had the lowest cooking retention with a range of 29.0-63.5%.     

EFFECTS OF FAT TRIM ON THE COMPOSITION OF BEEF RETAIL CUTS – 1. SEPARATE TISSUE COMPONENTS

Thirty beef carcass sides varying in USDA quality and yield grade were fabricated into various steaks and roasts. The retail cuts were assigned serially to the following treatments: (A) raw, trimmed to 0.6 cm external fat; (B) trimmed to 0.6 cm external fat, cooked; (C) trimmed to 0.0 cm external fat, cooked. All cuts were dissected into separable lean, external fat, intermuscular fat, and heavy connective tissue and bone (waste). Regression analyses were used to predict values for the percentage of each dissected entity as influenced by USDA marbling score and yield grade. Dissection data revealed that trimming boneless retail cuts to 0.0 cm before cooking increased percentage separable lean and decreased percentage separable waste and separable fat. It was observed that certain bone-in retail cuts such as arm roasts, blade roasts, and large-end rib roasts had large predicted percentages of intermuscular fat, even if the external fat was trimmed off before cooking.     

Beef quality of young Angus × Nellore cattle supplemented with rumen-protected lipids during rearing and fatting periods

This work evaluated the beef quality parameters of 108 bulls randomly administered to three treatments during rearing in pastures and two treatments during fatting in feedlots, including mineral and rumen-protected lipids. Meat and fat color, cooking yield, shear force, sensorial traits and chemical and fatty acid compositions were evaluated. Generally, the beef quality parameters were not affected by the rumen protected lipids; however, supplementation with rumen-protected lipids during the rearing period yielded darker beef and brighter fat and increased beef tenderness in meat aged for 28 days compared to the meat from animals that received only mineral supplementation. In addition, the percent of meat polyunsaturated fatty acids was negatively affected by the inclusion of protected lipids, yielding 5.58 and 3.72% in animals fed with and without rumen-protected lipids, respectively, during the fatting period.     

Fatty Acid Composition and Caloric Value of Ground Beef Containing Low Levels of Fat

Ground beef patties containing five different levels of fat – 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25%– were cooked by boiling, browning, pan-frying, microwaving, roasting or broiling. Proximate composition, fat retention, energy content (kcal/100g), and fatty acid composition of raw and cooked patties were examined. Percentage fat retention decreased as fat content of the raw patty increased. Microwaving to “well done” and boiling resulted in ground beef with less fat than other methods of cooking at the higher fat levels. The proportion of fatty acids changed very little with increasing fat percentage and because of cooking method.     

当雄牦牛肉的营养和风味特性

以市售西门塔尔牛肉（下文简称“市售牛肉”）作为对照组,研究当雄牦牛肉的营养和风味特性。采用高效液相色谱、气相色谱-质谱联用、凯氏定氮等方法分别分析当雄牦牛肉和市售牛肉中蛋白质、氨基酸、脂肪酸、挥发性风味物质、矿物质和维生素差异。结果表明：当雄牦牛肉中蛋白质含量（22.89 g/100 g）显著高于市售牛肉（P＜0.05）,剪切力及蒸煮损失率显著低于市售牛肉（P＜0.05）;当雄牦牛肉中VB1、VE含量显著高于市售牛肉（P＜0.05）,2 种牛肉中的VB2、VA含量无显著差异;当雄牦牛肉中总氨基酸、必需氨基酸、总脂肪酸及不饱和脂肪酸含量均显著高于市售牛肉（P＜0.05）;微量元素分析结果发现,当雄牦牛肉中锰、硒、镁、铁、钙元素的含量均显著高于市售牛肉（P＜0.05）;当雄牦牛肉及市售牛肉中分别检测出58、43 种挥发性风味物质,牦牛肉中醇类和酯类的种类及含量均高于市售牛肉,而市售牛肉中酚类、醛类、酮类及含氮化合物的含量均较高。因此,当雄牦牛肉具有较好的食用营养品质。     

Domestic Cooking of Muscle Foods: Impact on Composition of Nutrients and Contaminants

Meat and fish are muscle foods rich in valuable nutrients, such as high‐quality proteins, vitamins, and minerals, and, in the case of fish, also unsaturated fatty acids. The escalation of meat and fish production has increased the occurrence of pesticide and antibiotic residues, as result of pest control on feed crops, and antibiotics used to fight infections in animals. Meat and fish are usually cooked to enrich taste, soften texture, increase safety, and improve nutrient digestibility. However, the impact of cooking on nutritional properties and formation of deleterious compounds must be understood. This review summarizes studies, published in the last decade, that have focused on how domestic cooking affects: (i) composition of nutrients (protein, fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals); (ii) antibiotic and pesticide residue contents; and (iii) the formation of cooking‐induced contaminants (heterocyclic aromatic amines, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and thermal degradation products of antibiotics and pesticides). Cooking affects the nutritional composition of meat and fish; frying is the cooking method that causes the greatest impact. Cooking may reduce the pesticide and antibiotic residues present in contaminated raw meat and fish; however, it may result in the formation of degradation products of unknown identity and toxicity. Control of cooking time and temperature, use of antioxidant‐rich marinades, and avoiding the dripping of fat during charcoal grilling can reduce the formation of cooking‐induced contaminants.     

LIPID CHARACTERISTICS OF EMU MEAT AND TISSUES

Twenty four (24) samples of emu meat (drumstick) and fat (abdominal fat (AF) and back fat (BF)), liver and heart tissue were collected from three (3) farms, and twelve (12) samples of chicken (drumstick) and beef (steak) were collected from supermarkets. The AF and BF of emu contained over 99% triacylglycerols. Monounsaturatedfatty acids (MUFA) constituted to 56% in AF and BF, saturated fatty acids (SAFA) at 31% and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) constituted to 13%. Oleic acid (C18:1n-9) was the predominant MUFA at 48%. The emu leg meat total lipids were up to 3%. Phospholipid constituted the major lipid class in emu and chicken meat at 64%, higher (P<0.05) than beef meat (47%). The emu drumstick contained higher (P<0.05) linoleic (C18:2n-6), arachidonic (C20:4 n-6), linolenic (C18:3 n-3) and docosahexaenoic (C22:6 n-3) acids than chicken drumstick and beef steak. The ratio of polyunsaturated fatty acids to saturated fatty acids in emu meat was 0.72, higher (P<0.0001) than chicken meat, 0.57 and beef meat, 0.3. The ratio of n-6 to n-3 fatty acids did not differ (P>0.05) among the three sources of meat.     

Proximate and fatty acid composition and cholesterol content of different cuts of guinea fowl meat as affected by cooking method

BACKGROUND: Poultry is one of the leading meat products in South Africa, and its nutritional composition can be affected by the cut and cooking method. Limited food composition data are available for typical South African poultry products. This study investigated the effect of different cuts and cooking methods on the proximate and fatty acid composition as well as the cholesterol content of guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) meat. RESULTS: The open‐roasting method produced the highest moisture content for all cuts, and the baking bag method the lowest. The baking bag method resulted in the highest protein content. Cooking method had no effect on fat content, although breast had the lowest and thigh the highest fat content. Ash content was highest in the open‐roasted drumstick. All cuts, regardless of cooking method, had a favourable polyunsaturated/saturated fatty acid (P/S) ratio (>0.4). Their n‐6/n‐3 ratio was also within the recommended beneficial range (<4:1). Both cooking method and cut affected cholesterol content. CONCLUSION: Different cuts of guinea fowl vary in proximate and fatty acid composition as well as in cholesterol content, which in turn is affected to varying degrees by cooking method. Copyright © 2012 Society of Chemical Industry     

Effects of grilling to 80 °C on the chemical composition of pork loin chops and some observations on the UK National Food Survey estimate of fat consumption

The physical and chemical composition of pork loin chops was investigated, examining the changes that occurred in (i) the whole chop, (ii) the fat tissue and (iii) the lean tissue by grilling to 80 °C. Adjacent 25 mm thick chops, with backfat and rind attached, were cut from loins of 90 kg live weight pigs having a fat thickness (P(2)) of 11 mm, representative of current UK production. One chop was analysed fresh by dissection and standard analytical techniques and the other after grilling. Weights of chop (including rind) before and after cooking were 210 and 136 g, respectively. The average weight loss for the whole chop was 35%; the weight loss from fat, 44%, being greater than that from lean, 34%, or rind, 27%, the latter accounting for 14% of the whole raw chop. When expressed conventionally, on a percentage basis, the fat content of the whole rindless chop increased from 22 to 23%, and the fat content of the lean increased from 5.5 to 9%. In absolute terms, based on an initial 100 g, the fat content in the whole chop reduced from 22 to 15 g, with a slight increase in the fat content of the lean, from 5.5 to 6.0 g. It is argued that the National Food Survey (NFS) approach of estimating fat consumption on the basis of the fat content of the raw product is flawed. The terms 'meat consumption' and 'fat consumption' are misleading since they reflect amounts purchased rather than the amount of meat and fat actually consumed, making no allowance for fat lost during cooking or for subcutaneous fat removed by consumers before consumption. Actual fat consumption from cooked meat and meat products, after allowing for a 25% fat loss during cooking and trimming of visible fat, is estimated at 10.3 g per person per day compared with the NFS estimate of 18.1 g.     

Comparison of some physical and chemical properties of selected game meats

There were no significant differences in proximate composition of the different game meats. Game meats were similar in composition to beef, though beef had lower crude fat contents than expected. Myoglobin content was highest in zebra meat and lowest in oryx meat and there were significant differences (p < 0.01) between zebra and kongoni on one hand and oryx and beef on the other. Leg had higher myoglobin contents than loin. Kongoni, oryx and beef lipids consisted mainly of saturated fatty acids while those in zebra lipids were predominantly unsaturated. Zebra meat was darker than meat from other species due to its high myoglobin content. Oryx meat had the highest lightness (L (?)), and chromaticity (a (?) and b (?)) values. This gave it a bright appearance compared to the other species, though zebra meat had the highest hue angle value and thus redness. However, both oryx and kongoni meats showed a tendency to accumulate metmyoglobin at the surface. Zebra meat had less cooking loss compared to meat from the other species, including beef.     

鱼香肉丝在烹饪前后营养成分的评价

为系统评价中国传统菜肴鱼香肉丝的营养品质以及烹饪前后的营养成分变化,将用于制作鱼香肉丝的原材料平均分成2组,每组3份,分别是生原料组和成品组。对其22种营养素指标进行检测,并分别对常规营养素、氨基酸、脂肪酸、矿质元素以及维生素进行营养评价。结果表明,在烹饪后鱼香肉丝的蛋白质显著升高(P<0.05),脂肪、磷、和铁的含量极显著升高(P<0.01),但氨基酸组成和脂肪酸总量无显著变化,维生素B₁显著降低(P<0.01)。蛋白质的氨基酸组成合理,必需氨基酸指数达到了85.91%;且多不饱和脂肪酸含量丰富,占总脂肪酸的58.36%。此外,矿质元素的营养质量指数均大于1(除钙以外),基本满足人体需求,但鱼香肉丝的维生素A和维生D含量较为缺乏,B族维生素(B₁、B₃、B₁₂)含量也低于中国居民膳食营养素摄入量的推荐值。综上,鱼香肉丝是一道营养丰富、均衡的菜肴,它具有优质的蛋白质、脂肪酸和丰富的矿质元素。烹饪会造成其维生素B₁的损失,而大大增加铁元素的含量,并且蛋白质和脂肪的含量会升高。本研究为膳食记录提供了更为准确的营养数据。     

不同烹饪方式的牛里脊质构品质比较

分析不同烹饪方式对黄牛牛里脊质构参数、脂肪酸含量的影响。购买新鲜黄牛牛里脊,分为5等份,分别做生牛里脊、炖制、烤制、油煎、真空低温烹饪。对比烹饪方式对黄牛牛里脊持水力、pH、粗蛋白、粗脂肪、感官品质、色泽、质构参数、脂肪酸含量的影响。真空低温牛里脊的持水力、pH值、粗蛋白、粗脂肪分别为89.98%、6.12、23.69 mg/g、23.69%。牛里脊色泽、嫩度、多汁性、风味评分分别为8.86、8.49、8.84、8.62分,色泽参数L^*值、a^*值、b^*值、c^*值、h0值分别为45.15、4.12、14.82、15.39、15.39;质构参数硬度、粘性、弹性、咀嚼性、内聚力、剪切力分别为8.36 N、0.62 N·s、6.98 mm、42.68 N·s、0.42 N/cm2、25.39 N;饱和脂肪酸含量、不饱和脂肪酸含量均较高。真空低温牛里脊与炖制牛里脊、烤制牛里脊、油煎牛里脊持水力、pH、粗蛋白、粗脂肪、感官品质、色泽、质构参数、脂肪酸含量相比,具有统计学差异(p<0.05)。由上述结果可知,不同烹饪的牛里脊与生牛里脊相比,存在一定的微观结构、质构变化和营养物质改变,真空低温烹饪方式下黄牛牛里脊微观结构较为完整,对质构的影响较小,更好的保留脂肪酸等营养成分,符合对黄牛牛里脊的烹饪要求。     

不同部位新疆褐牛肉的品质差异分析

为明确新疆褐牛不同部位肉的营养品质、食用品质和加工特性等方面的差异,测定新疆褐牛黄瓜条、臀肉、外脊、牛腩、霖肉、肩肉和牛腱7个部位的蛋白质、水分、脂肪、胶原蛋白含量、质构、剪切力、色差、pH值及加工特性.结果表明:不同部位新疆褐牛肉的蛋白质含量19.57％～22.90％,脂肪含量0.98％～2.85％;牛腱脂肪含量显著...     

Effect of dietary fat type on meat quality and fatty acid composition of various tissues in growing-finishing swine

Thirty-six castrated male growing pigs were used to study the effect of dietary beef tallow (BT) versus sunflower oil (SO) on meat quality and fatty acid composition of various tissues. The diets used contained either 5% (w/w) of the variable fat source. The fat type had no significant effect on carcass traits (carcass weight, back-fat thickness, fat-lean ratio) and meat quality (colour, pH(1), pH(U), drip losses, cooking losses, shear force, sacromere length, loin moisture, loin marbling). The diet with SO instead of BT significantly increased the incorporation of polyunsaturated fatty acids in adipose tissues, loin and liver at the expense of the sum of saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids. In erythrocytes, the diet containing SO raised the contents of saturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids and lowered that of monounsaturated fatty acids. In particular, the SO diet produced an increase in the content of linoleic acid (C18:2n-6) in the various tissues. It is concluded that feeding a diet with SO instead of BT altered the fatty acid composition of tissues without simultaneously affecting various characteristics of meat quality.