Lipid oxidation in chicken as affected by cooking and frozen storage

Oxidative rancidity in fresh, frozen and cooked chicken breast and leg meat was evaluated by measuring malondialdehyde (MDA) in fat from meat with an improved 2-thiobarbituric acid (TBA) assay with antioxidant protection, and by measuring the relative fluorescent products of organic and aqueous layers from Folch extracted meat. Fresh samples were frozen for 3 and 6 months at ?18 °C and cooked in convection and microwave ovens. Frozen storage for 3 and 6 months either before cooking or after convection and microwave cooking substantially increased MDA concentrations in fat from meat, whereas cooking was more effective in generating fluorescent products. There were no significant differences in free MDA concentrations or TBA numbers in chicken meat between convection and microwave cooking methods. The certain secondary fluorescent products were significantly higher in meat cooked by convection oven. The initial levels of either MDA or fluorescent products in meat are of primary importance in determining the final MDA and fluorescence levels after processing.     

SENSORY ATTRIBUTES AND THIAMINE CONTENT OF ROASTING CHICKENS COOKED IN A MICROWAVE, CONVECTION MICROWAVE AND CONVENTIONAL ELECTRIC OVEN

Fresh whole roasting chickens were cooked to an internal temperature of 79°C (175°F) in either a microwave, convection microwave or conventional electric oven. The sensory attributes of breast meat samples from chickens cooked in the three ovens were evaluated by untrained and laboratory panels. Untrained panelists found convection microwave cooked samples to be more acceptable in terms of juiciness than microwave cooked samples. Laboratory panelists rated the chicken cooked in the conventional oven as significantly more tender and juicy but similar in flavor intensity to chicken cooked in the microwave ovens. Thiamine retention on a dry weight basis ranged from 77% in conventionally cooked chicken breasts to 98% in microwave cooked chicken legs.     

THE INFLUENCE OF COOKING METHOD ON THE QUALITY OF PORK PATTIES

Pork patties were subjected to traditional frying, cooking in a microwave oven (microwaves  +  grill), hot air cooking in a cyclojet (Electrim JI-9101 RP, Taiwan) and cooking in a steam-convection (combi) oven (hot air  +  30% steam) (BECK FCV 4 EDS, BECK GmbH, Jagsthausen, Germany). Products cooked in the combi oven (BECK FCV 4 EDS) were characterized by the smallest cooking loss, the highest retention of water and the lowest content of fat compared to other samples. The content of hydroxymethylfurfural in fried and cyclojet-cooked patties was almost twofold higher than in microwave and combi oven-cooked samples. The intensity of lipid oxidation was also higher in fried and cyclojet-cooked meat than in the other two products. The intensity of meat flavor was the strongest in the combi oven-cooked patties. All products were characterized by a low intensity of fatty flavor. The highest scores for overall acceptability were given to the combi oven-cooked patties, whereas the lowest scores were given by the panelists to the microwave-cooked patties.

PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS

Pork patties are an important meat product both in catering production for direct consumption and in convenience food industry when intended for refrigerated or frozen storage. As cooking is a main stage in preparation of patties for consumption, it is essential to use a method of cooking that ensures the high nutritional and sensory quality of products. Most often, pork patties are subjected to deep frying or traditional frying; however, several other cooking methods can be used. The present work shows that the combi oven cooking enables production of patties of desirable nutritional and sensory characteristics and low content of unfavorable compounds.     

Effect of different air/steam convection cooking methods on turkey breast meat: physical characterization, water status and sensory properties

Turkey breast samples were cooked using a forced convection oven at three relative humidity levels (RH=8, 35 and 88%) at 100°C. Cooking parameters (temperature, cook value, and yield), textural and sensory properties as well as water status of the samples were evaluated. The application of different RH levels resulted in different cooking performances and cooked meat quality. Low steam cooking conditions (RH=35%) significantly increased cooking yield (7% higher than the high steam cooking), moisture content and water-holding capacity and had a positive effect on perceived tenderness, as shown by sensory analysis, where steam cooked samples were perceived as the most tender. The more mobile protons of (1)H T(2) (relaxing at times longer than 1s) in low steam samples were related to the higher perceived tenderness. Low steam cooking allowed for less water consumption, making this process an attractive cooking method as compared to high steam, as it also resulted in higher quality cooked turkey meat.     

Rosemary as antioxidant in pressure processed chicken during subsequent cooking as evaluated by electron spin resonance spectroscopy

The potential of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) to inhibiting lipid oxidation in minced chicken breast and thigh muscle processed at 600 MPa for 10 min during subsequent heat treatment was investigated using electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy and electrochemical detection of oxygen consumption. Chicken breast cooked at 95 °C was found to have significantly higher rate of formation of free radicals and oxygen consumption rate than the samples cooked at 70 °C and 120 °C and this intermediate cooking temperature was used to evaluate the effect of pressure on oxidation during subsequent cooking. Rosemary was found effective in retarding lipid oxidation since the pressurized, minced chicken breast and thigh with rosemary added showed lower rate of oxygen consumption and lower tendency of free radical formation following heat treatment than the samples without rosemary. Pressurized chicken thigh showed a higher susceptibility to oxidation than chicken breast upon subsequent heat treatment. Oxidation in pressurized and subsequently heat-treated chicken breast was from a higher tendency of radical formation concluded to be in an earlier phase of oxidation compared to thigh subjected to the same treatment.Industrial relevanceHigh-pressure processing has a great potential for microbial control of raw chicken meat as a “fresh” chill-stored, convenience product for wok cooking. While raw chicken meat is oxidatively stable, high-pressure treatment at 600 MPa and above induces lipid oxidation resulting in off-flavors during subsequent cooking. Addition of 0.1% dried rosemary to minced chicken thighs or breasts prior to high-pressure processing inhibit lipid oxidation during subsequent cooking and could form the basis for product development.     

Relative Role of Phospholipids, Triacylglycerols, and Cholesterol Esters on Malonaldehyde Formation in Fat Extracted from Chicken Meat

Fresh breast and leg meat was collected from 11-wk-old pullets fed a high protein-low fat starter ration. Lipid oxidation measured in malonaldehyde (MA) equivalents in total fat extracted from meat, and in phospholipids (PL), triacylglycerol (TG), and cholesterol ester (CE) fractions of total fat was determined by an improved TBA assay with antioxidant protection. It was found that breast meat had two-fold less fat than leg. Breast fat contained 70.1% PL, 22.2% TG, and 1.2% CE; leg fat contained 42.9% PL, 51.4% TG, and 0.8% CE. After separation by thin layer chromatography, the individual lipid classes were tested for TBA reactivity. The PL fraction was found to contribute approximately 90% of the MA measured in total fat from chicken meat.     

Validation of a Combi Oven Cooking Method for Preparation of Chicken Breast Meat for Quality Assessment

ABSTRACT: Quality assessment results of cooked meat can be significantly affected by sample preparation with different cooking techniques. A combi oven is a relatively new cooking technique in the U.S. market. However, there was a lack of published data about its effect on quality measurements of chicken meat. Broiler breast fillets deboned at 24‐h postmortem were cooked with one of the 3 methods to the core temperature of 80 °C. Cooking methods were evaluated based on cooking operation requirements, sensory profiles, Warner–Bratzler (WB) shear and cooking loss. Our results show that the average cooking time for the combi oven was 17 min compared with 31 min for the commercial oven method and 16 min for the hot water method. The combi oven did not result in a significant difference in the WB shear force values, although the cooking loss of the combi oven samples was significantly lower than the commercial oven and hot water samples. Sensory profiles of the combi oven samples did not significantly differ from those of the commercial oven and hot water samples. These results demonstrate that combi oven cooking did not significantly affect sensory profiles and WB shear force measurements of chicken breast muscle compared to the other 2 cooking methods. The combi oven method appears to be an acceptable alternative for preparing chicken breast fillets in a quality assessment.     

Effect of Preparation and Service on the Thiamin Content of Oven-Baked Chicken

Chicken breast halves were oven-baked and evaluated for thiamin content when prepared and served under a cafeteria-style foodservice system. After preparation, they were held on a steam table for 90 min, frozen stored for 4 wk and finally reheated using conventional and microwave ovens. Thiamin determinations were conducted on raw, cooked, hot-held, frozen-cooked and reheated samples. The mean total percent cooking losses for the freshly cooked chicken were 20.4 ± 10.9%. The steam table holding for 90 min resulted in 4.4 ± 0.7% evaporation losses. The mean percent evaporation losses for the microwave reheated chicken were not significantly different from those of the conventionally reheated samples. No significant differences were noted in the moisture and fat content among various treatments. The thiamin content of raw meat when calculated on a dry, fat-free basis was significantly higher than the thiamin content of the cooked meat. There were no significant differences in the thiamin content after various treatments.     

The influence of dietary lipid source on quality characteristics of raw and processed chicken meat

The influence of dietary lipid source [animal fats (AF) and vegetable oils (VO)] on quality characteristics of raw chicken meat (breast, thigh and meat batter) and cooked breaded patties prepared using a conventional technology (CT; forming, battering, breading, frying and convection cooking) or innovative technology (IT; forming, pre-dusting, steam cooking, battering and frying) was evaluated. Overall, dietary lipid source did not influence the chemical composition of raw meat while it modified its colour (L*, a*, b*). With respect to AF, VO produced higher breast and thigh meat cooking losses as well as a lower moisture and higher protein content of cooked breaded patties. VO also determined an increase of polyunsaturated-to-saturated fatty acid ratio of both raw and processed meat. Despite the different fatty acid profiles, the oxidative status of lipids was not affected by dietary lipid source and was acceptable in both raw meat and cooked patties as indicated by peroxide and thiobarbituric acid reactive substance values. As for the processing technology, IT determined a higher moisture and lower lipid content of the cooked breaded patties. Moreover, lipolysis degree was slightly higher in the products coming from IT. Finally, patties from AF group were lighter and more yellow than products belonging to VO group whereas IT led to lighter, less red and more yellow patties in comparison to CT.     

Addition of tea catechins and vitamin C on sensory evaluation, colour and lipid stability during chilled storage in cooked or raw beef and chicken patties

The effects of addition of tea catechins (TC) and vitamin C (VC) on sensory evaluation, colour and lipid stability in cooked or raw beef and chicken meat patties during refrigerated storage were studied. Fresh beef striploin and chicken breast muscles were minced, following removal of external fat and connective tissue. Following mincing, beef and chicken were assigned to one of the following five treatments: control (meat treated with no antioxidant); TC200, meat plus 200 mg TC/kg muscle; TC400, meat plus 400 mg TC/kg muscle; VC200, meat plus 200 mg VC/kg muscle, VC400, meat plus 400 mg VC/kg muscle. Sodium chloride (1%) was added to all samples. Patties (125 g portions), formed from the above-treated minced meat, were oven cooked, cooled, and packaged in 30% CO₂:70% N₂. Fresh raw beef and chicken patties were packaged in 80% O₂:20% CO₂. All samples were stored for up to 7 days under fluorescent lighting at 4 °C. Sensory parameters (colour, flavour, taste, tenderness and overall acceptability) were evaluated on cooked beef and chicken patties after 1, 3 and 6 days of storage. Surface colour (Hunter L, a and b values), and lipid oxidation (2-thiobarbituric acid reactive substances) were measured on days 1, 3 and 6 of storage for cooked meats and on days 2 and 7 for raw beef and chicken. Tea catechins addition (200 or 400 mg/kg) to minced meat caused (P < 0.05) discolouration in cooked beef and chicken meat patties and significantly reduced (P < 0.001) lipid oxidation in cooked or raw beef patties compared to the control. Beef, either raw or cooked, was more susceptible (P < 0.01) to oxidation compared to chicken. Raw meat stored in high oxygen conditions was more susceptible to lipid oxidation than cooked meat stored in anaerobic conditions. Tea catechins treatments (TC200 and TC400) inhibited (P < 0.05) lipid oxidation in raw beef to a greater extent than vitamin C treatments (VC200 and VC400). These results indicate that tea catechins are potent natural antioxidants and exhibit greater antioxidant efficacy compared to vitamin C.     

Effect of Cooking Method and Ethanolic Tocopherol on Oxidative Stability and Quality of Beef Patties During Refrigerated Storage (Oxidative Stability of Cooked Patties)

ABSTRACT: Incorporation of δ-tocopherol using an ethanolic carrier to control lipid oxidation in impingement and ohmic cooked beef patties was evaluated, and quality characteristics were determined. Ethanolic δ-tocopherol delayed oxidative deterioration of cooked beef patties in both cooking methods. Ohmic cooked samples developed significantly higher ( P < 0.05) thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS) than impingement-cooked samples. Formation of TBARS significantly ( P < 0.05) increased with storage time in both cooking treatments. Cooking method significantly ( P < 0.05) influenced color and textural attributes of beef patties. Samples cooked by ohmic heater were lighter, displaying significantly ( P < 0.05) larger L * color values. Additionally, ohmic samples were harder, chewier, and more cohesive ( P < 0.05) than samples cooked with an impingement oven. Exogenous addition of ethanolic tocopherol can delay lipid oxidation and improve quality of cooked meat products.     

Effect of feeding fat sources on the quality and composition of lipids of precooked ready-to-eat fried chicken patties

The effect of feeding fat sources on the quality and composition of lipids of raw meat and precooked ready-to-eat fried chicken patties was studied. Two homogeneous groups of broilers were fed with animal fats and vegetable oils, respectively. A traditional technology (flash-frying and humid steam-convection oven cooking) was employed to produce the patties. Lipid hydrolysis (total fatty acids, free fatty acids and diacylglycerols) and oxidation (peroxide value (POV) and cholesterol oxidation products (COPs)) were evaluated in the initial, intermediate and final products. Lipid hydrolysis and oxidation were more intense in ground raw meat obtained with animal and vegetable fat integration, respectively. However, these differences tended to decrease along the technological process, due to the addition of other ingredients and the oil absorption. Although flash-frying and humid steam-convection oven cooking promoted lipid degradation, the overall quality of the precooked chicken cutlets was acceptable (low POV and COPS values) and greatly depended on the quality of the raw meat and the frying oil.     

脂肪氧化和美拉德反应与肉品风味质量的关系

综述了肌内脂肪的氧化机理,阐明了脂肪氧化产物与美拉德反应之间的相互作用,重点指出了熟肉制品中典型风味化合物及蒸煮后肉品氧化中风味化合物的形成.脂肪通过其氧化产物影响美拉德反应,该反应会减少杂环化合物的形成,龙其是含硫杂环化合物的形成.熟肉的香气取决于脂肪氧化与来自美拉德反应产生的化合物之间的平衡.     

Antioxidative effect of dietary grape pomace concentrate on lipid oxidation of chilled and long-term frozen stored chicken patties

Grape pomace concentrate (GPC) is a natural source of phenolic compounds with high antioxidant capacity. The effect of a diet containing GPC on lipid peroxidation levels (TBARS) and antioxidant capacity (ABTS method) of raw and cooked chicken breast meat patties stored in chilled conditions (4 °C) for 0, 3, 6, 13 and 20 days, and long-term frozen storage (6 months) was investigated. Chickens were fed GPC at levels of 0, 30 and 60 mg/kg from 3 to 6 weeks of age. Dietary GPC did not affect chicken performance. Lipid oxidation (TBARS value) was significantly increased by the storage time (0–20 days and 6 months of storage, respectively) in raw and cooked samples. Dietary GPC significantly caused an inhibitory effect on lipid oxidation of raw and cooked breast chicken patties compared with samples obtained from birds fed the control diet at 20 days and long-term frozen storage (6 months). Radical scavenging capacity was significantly increased at 20 days in cooked samples and significantly reduced at 6 months of storage in raw and cooked samples. The higher concentration of dietary GPC increased the ABTS values only in the raw samples. These results indicated that dietary grape pomace concentrate could be effective in inhibiting lipid oxidation of chilled and long-term frozen stored chicken patties.     

Effect of rosemary on lipid oxidation in pressure-processed,minced chicken breast during refrigerated storage and subsequent heat treatment

The protective effect of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) against lipid oxidation and tocopherol degradation in minced, pressure-processed chicken breast with 0.5% salt added was investigated during chill storage for 9 days and/or subsequent heat treatment by measurement of head-space hexanal and pentanal together with thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) and α- and γ-tocopherol. High-pressure processing at 600 MPa for 10 min led to a significant increase in secondary lipid oxidation products in minced chicken breast without rosemary, when compared to chicken breast with rosemary added. During subsequent chill storage, the level of secondary lipid oxidation products decreased slightly. For samples heated after pressure treatment and chill storage to mimic cooking, levels of secondary lipid oxidation products were higher than for the uncooked samples and rosemary was very efficient in preventing the oxidative process also during cooking, while the length of the chill storage period prior to cooking had little effect. Higher levels of α- and γ-tocopherol were found in all samples with rosemary compared to samples without rosemary, indicating that rosemary also protects tocopherols against degradation in pressurized chicken breast during chill storage and/or subsequent heat treatment.     

Influence of cooking conditions on cooking loss and tenderness of raw and marinated chicken breast meat

The influence of different cooking treatments on tenderness and cooking loss, as main quality characteristics of chicken breast meat, was investigated. Industrial skinless chicken breast meat samples were designated as raw and marinated and cooked in the oven by hot air and hot air-steam mixture at 130, 150 and 170 °C, for 4, 8 and 12 min. Cooking losses were evaluated by weight changes before and after cooking, and tenderness changes were determined on cooked samples by measuring shear force using instrumental texture analysis. Results showed that marination, followed by air-steam cooking is the best combination to obtain the most tender chicken breast slices. The time and temperature of cooking showed similar effects on cooking loss and tenderness: short cooking time (4 min) and temperatures of 130–150 °C resulted in lower cooking losses and best meat tenderness, in both not marinated and marinated meat. Statistically significant correlations between tenderness and cooking loss indicated that the cooking loss correlated better with cooking time than with cooking temperature. An opposite phenomenon was observed for meat tenderness.     

Effect of dietary α-tocopheryl acetate supplementation on α-tocopherol distribution in raw turkey muscles and its effect on the storage stability of cooked turkey meat

Day-old turkey chicks (n = 99) were divided at random into three groups (n = 33) and fed diets containing 20 (E20), 300 (E300) and 600 (E600) mg all-rac-α-tocopheryl acetate per kg feed per day for 21 weeks prior to slaughter. After slaughter, breasts and legs were removed and examined for α-tocopherol content. Breast muscle from birds fed the three diets was oven cooked, cooled, sliced and overwrapped. The oxidative and colour stability of the slices was examined. Mean α-tocopherol levels in turkey muscle were significantly (p < 0.05) higher in the E300 and E600 groups compared to the control group fed the E20 diet. α-Tocopherol levels in the E300 and E600 groups showed that concentrations in leg muscle were significantly (p <0.05) higher than in breast muscle. α-Tocopherol levels in leg and breast muscles from birds fed E20 and E600 diets decreased significantly (p < 0.05) during 12 months of frozen (-20 °C) storage. TBARS numbers for breast slices from all three dietary groups, cooked both 24 hr after slaughter and following frozen (-20 °C × 11 months) storage, increased during refrigerated (4 °C) display for 10 days. TBARS numbers for slices produced from meat previously held in frozen storage increased more rapidly than those for meat cooked following slaughter. In both cases, E300 and E600 diets significantly (p < 0.05) suppressed lipid oxidation compared to E20 samples. In general, Hunter a values for meat slices from turkeys fed the E300 and E600 diets were higher than those for meat slices from turkeys fed the E20 diet.     

POULTRY PRODUCT QUALITY. 1. Compositional Changes During Cooking of Turkey Roasts

SUMMARY: White and dark turkey roasts, averaging 7.1 and 3.1 lb respectively, were made with meat taken from selected samples of the various entries in the Pennsylvania Turkey Random Sample Meat Test. Additional róasts were made from sample birds from the University research flock. Roasts were wrapped in aluminum foil, then cooked in a Telkes oven. All roasts were cooked to an internal temperature of 170°F. There were no sex differences in cooking losses except when skin was examined separately. Differences in cooking losses were observed in the breast meat but not in the thigh meat of roasts prepared from Bronze and White turkeys. Losses were higher for breast meat than for thigh meat. There was an indication that size of bird was not a significant factor in determining percentage cooking losses for breast and thigh roasts. When fat drippings from cooked skin were analyzed for carbonyl content high skin yielding males were characterized by the high concentration of the 2-enals in relation to the methyl ketones. Low skin groups consisted mainly of methyl ketones.     

Effect of different precooking methods on chemical composition and lipid damage of silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) muscle

The influence of three precooking methods (steaming, oven‐baking and microwave‐cooking) on the chemical composition and lipid quality of silver carp fillets was evaluated. The changes in protein, fat and moisture were found to be significant for all the treatments (P ≤ 0.05). The iron content in the samples subjected to steam‐cooking increased; however, the other precooking methods did not change the mineral contents (P ≥ 0.05). The free fatty acid content of the fillets did not change by the different precooking methods, while thiobarbituric acid (TBA) values increased for oven‐ and microwave‐cooked fillets and remained constant in the steam‐cooked samples. Conjugated diene and browning colour formation levels significantly increased in the oven‐baked fillets. Oven‐baking and microwave‐cooking marginally affected the fatty acid composition of the silver carp. On comparing the raw and precooked fillets, steam‐cooking was found to be the best precooking method on retaining nutritional constituents.