Kappa-Carrageenan, Sodium Chloride and Temperature Affect Yield and Texture of Structured Beef Rolls

Structured lean beef rolls (4–5% fat), formulated with 33% added water, 1% sodium chloride and 0.35% sodium tripolyphosphate and cooked to 63°, 73° and 83°, had low cook yields and poor texture and bind. Kappa-carrageen an (KC) added at 0.5–1% and NaCl at 2–3% increased cook yield and improved textural properties (bind, force to fracture, hardness). Rolls with 1.0% KC and 3% NaCl had the highest cook yield (154% meat weight basis) and the highest values for force to fracture and hardness. Cook yield decreased and hardness increased with increased cooking temperature. Effects of KC on yield and texture were most pronounced at the lowest NaCl level (1%) and the highest temperature (83°). KC also reduced purge of vacuum-packaged slices during refrigerated storage.     

Textural and Sensory Properties of Low-Fat Beef Sausages with Added Water and Polysaccharides as Affected by pH and Salt

Low-fat beef sausages with 23% added water, 1 or 2.5% NaCl, 0.5% polysaccharide gums, and pH adjusted to 5.2, 5.6 or 6.2, were analyzed for textural properties. The l - and k -car-rageenans increased (P<0.05) cooking yield, hardness, and bind strength for 1%-salt sausage, but had little effect on the 2.5%-salt sausage. Sausages containing alginate, locust bean gum, and xanthan gum were softer, more deformable, crumbly and slippery (P<0.05), when compared to nongum controls. An increase in pH sharply enhanced the bind strength in all gum treatments. Both the instrumental and sensory panel results suggested that α- and k -carrageen-ans were the only acceptable gums for use in low- or high-salt beef sausage products.     

Binding, Sensory and Storage Properties of Algin/Calcium Structured Beef Steaks

Structured beef steaks formed with the algin/calcium binder and with or without glucono-delta-lactone were compared with 100% beef controls and with structured steaks formed with salt and phosphate. Algin/calcium-treated products exhibited better binding and color in the raw state, but had lower palatability scores in the cooked state than salt/phosphate controls. Shelf-life of both algin/calcium products under aerobic conditions was similar to the all-beef control. In vacuum packages, however, the algin/calcium products showed more rapid gas production and microbial growth than all-beef and salt/phosphate controls. The algin/calcium treatment will allow increased marketing alternatives for meat products.     

Storage of Structured Beef Steakettes Produced with Algin/Calcium/Adipic Acid Gel

Binding properties and shelf-life characteristics of solid-muscle structured beef produced with algin/calcium/adipic acid binding gel were evaluated. Juncture binding strength and surface discoloration were not affected by refrigerated storage of meat blocks up to 35 days. Fresh steakettes had stronger muscle junctures than frozen steakettes in both raw and cooked forms. Rancidity development was greatest in steakettes stored in oxygen permeable packages. Results indicated structured meat products bound with algin/calcium/adipic acid gel maintained integrity following extended refrigerated and/or frozen storage.     

Textural and Physicochemical Properties of Low-Fat, Precooked Ground Beef Patties Containing Carrageenan and Sodium Alginate

Textural and physicochemical characteristics of selected hydrocolloids incorporated into low-fat, precooked, beef patties were investigated. Patties with an alginate/carrageenan combination had higher yields and percent moisture but lower shear force values than those of alginate or carrageenan treatments within the same fat level. Alginate appeared to improve texture slightly more than carrageenan, but carrageenan tended to release more free water after cooking and reheating. Patties with 10% fat were generally lower in shear value, cooking yield and percentage free water released as compared to their 5% fat counterparts with the same added ingredient. Low-fat, precooked, ground beef patties containing alginate/carrageenan combinations were comparable to regular beef patties (20% fat control) regarding yields and textural properties.     

Properties of Low-Fat, Nonbreaded Pork Nuggets with Added Gums and Modified Starches

Low-fat (8%) pork nuggets were prepared with gums, modified food starches, and 90% pork. Sodium alginate with calcium-lactate or corn starch creme resulted in the greatest increases in cooking yield and tenderness. Convection oven cookery resulted in improvements in sensory and instrumental tenderness values compared with precooking and reheating. Nuggets with corn starch creme had notable distortions in shape after precooking and reheating. Gums and modified starches can improve tenderness in low-fat pork nuggets.     

Effect of Algin/Calcium Binder Levels on Various Characteristics of Structured Beef

Six levels of algin/calcium binder (0, 0.28, 0.57, 0.85, 1.13, 1.42%) were evaluated in raw and cooked structured beef. Binder levels of 0.57% gave higher cook yield and greater cooked product bind scores than products without binder. Sensory evaluation scores for product bind and hardness increased (P< 0.05) with higher binder level for raw samples, but hardness showed no differences for cooked samples. Force required to penetrate raw samples increased up to the 0.85% binder level, but snowed no difference (P>0.05) among cooked samples. Raw product bind scores increased with higher levels of binder, while cooked product bind scores were similar with binder levels above 0.57%.     

Algin/Calcium Gel as a Raw and Cooked Binder in Structured Beef Steaks

Structured meat products which could bind raw as well as cooked would be superior to existing structured products. Therefore, the algin/calcium gel system was, studied. Structured beef steaks were made using three levels of sodium alginate and three levels of CaCO₃. Three additional treatments were included as controls. Treatments were subjectively evaluated for six raw parameters: discoloration, color intensity, alginate pocket area, alginate pocket size, percentage fat and raw bind. Treatments were also subjectively evaluated for four cooked parameters: aroma, flavor, mouthfeel and cooked bind. The algin/calcium gel mechanism can be used to produce structured beef steaks which bind in both the raw and cooked state. Optimum ingredient levels were 0.8–1.2% sodium alginate, 0.144–0.216% CaCO₃ with 500 ppm sodium erythorbate.     

Boning Methods and Binders Affect Bind and Sensory Characteristics of Structured Beef

Steaks, fabricated with hot- (HB) or cold-boned (CB) beef and structured with salt/phosphate (SP), sodium alginate (ALG), or ALG and albumin, were packaged aerobically and anaerobically and displayed at 2°C for up to 30 days to determine effects of boning methods and binders on structured steak properties. Using SP and CB meat resulted in darker (p< 0.05) non-bloomed and bloomed steaks. Adding albumin had little effect on changing color of ALG steaks. Steaks with stronger cohesion (p<0.05) were produced when SP was used. Structured steaks fabricated with CB meat were more tender than those made using HB meat. In addition, steaks made with either meat type exhibited similar binding properties (p<0.05).     

Differential Scanning Calorimetry of Beef/Kappa-Carrageenan Mixtures

The thermal properties of kappa-carrageenan (KC) and/or beef under various ionic conditions were evaluated using Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). The single endotherm observed for 2% aqueous KC (Tmax at 53°C) shifted to 54–59°C with addition of 1–3% NaCl and 0.35% sodium tripolyphosphate. Three endotherms were observed for post-rigor bovine semimembranosus meat (Tmax at 57, 66 and 80°C). Addition of salt/phosphate to beef had greater effects on Tmax than did 2% KC. On rescanning following 24 hr refrigerated storage, beef samples showed no thermal response, while KC treatments and beef/KC mixtures showed single endotherms at 53–63 and 69–76°C, respectively, indicating a wide shift in melting temperature of KC both in the presence of meat and at higher ionic strength.     

Influence of Varying pH and Algin/Calcium Binders on Selected Physical and Sensory Characteristics of Structured Beef

Structured beef was prepared with eight combinations of the ingredients (sodium alginate, calcium carbonate, lactic acid/calcium lactate) used to bind meat with the algin/calcium gelation mechanism at nine pH values (4.1–6.4) in order to evaluate their influence on its physical and sensory characteristics. Products with alginate alone were similar to samples from the treatment without binders. The combination of alginate/calcium/lactate gave products of higher values (P>0.05) for parameters such as hardness in the raw state, bind and penetration than all other treatments. Decreasing pH values increased raw and cooked product hardness and penetration force. Products of pH values 5.7–5.8 were superior to other treatments in bind scores evaluated by a sensory panel.     

Freeze/thaw Stability of Cooked Pork Sausages as Affected by Salt, Phosphate, pH, and Carrageenan

The effects of κ, ι, or λ carrageenan (CGN), sodium tripolyphosphate (STPP), chloride salts, and meat pH on the freeze/thaw stability of cooked pork sausages were investigated. STPP decreased thaw drip (TD) and increased hardness for all treatments regardless of type of salt or CGN. KCI did not affect the texture of control samples in the presence of STPP, but decreased the functionality of κ- and ι-CGN. Increased meat pH increased the hardness and decreased thaw drip for all CGN treatments, except for λ-CGN, which remained unchanged. k- and ι- CGN increased moisture retention of sausages prepared from low-pH meat.     

不同食用胶与牛肉糜结合力及凝胶性能的比较

为解决牛肉糜类产品失水析油、结构疏松的问题,通过设置空白对照组、3 g/kg瓜尔豆胶组、3 g/kg魔芋胶组、3 g/kg卡拉胶组,测定蒸煮损失、水分迁移、质构、扫描电镜的微观结构等,研究胶体结合牛肉糜能力对结构的影响。结果表明,在蒸煮损失、总汁液流失、水分损失、脂肪损失方面,瓜儿豆胶组比空白对照组分别下降了2.44%、5.93%、5.92%、1.42%。三种胶体在结合肉糜能力上表现为瓜儿豆胶组>魔芋胶组=卡拉胶组>空白对照组。空白对照组的硬度为27286.00 g,瓜尔豆胶组、魔芋胶组、卡拉胶组硬度分别下降至空白组的32.33%、55.58%、83.30%。空白对照组、瓜尔豆胶组、魔芋胶组、卡拉胶组的a^*分别为8.35、10.17、10.26、9.76;植物源胶体的T22均比空白对照组小(p<0.05),说明添加胶体后,对质子运动的束缚程度提高。微观结构上,瓜尔豆胶组与魔芋胶组脂肪颗粒均匀分布于整个网络中,几乎没有大空洞。结论:3 g/kg瓜尔豆胶组结合牛肉糜能力最高,对结构影响最大。     

Characteristics of 95% Lean Beef German Sausages Varying in Phosphate and Added Water

Beef German sausages (95% lean) with added water levels (0, 10, 20, 35%) and phosphate levels (0.5 and 1.0%), were compared to a control (20% fat). Controls and sausages with 35% added water tended to be scored higher in juiciness and tenderness than other sausages. Aerobic plate counts increased to 2 wk storage and then were almost constant to 6 wk when 0.5% phosphate had been added, but counts increased up to 6 wk storage when 1% phosphate had been added. Most characteristics were similar to control sausages when the formula had 35% added water and either 0.5 or 1% phosphate.     

Effects of Salt, BHA/BHT, and Differing Phosphate Types on Quality and Sensory Characteristics of Beef Longissimus Muscles

ABSTRACT:  USDA Select striploins ( n  = 20) were cut into thirds (anterior, medial, and posterior) and randomly assigned to 1 of 6 treatments. Treatments included: (1) control (C); (2) 0.006% BHA (butylated hydroxyl anisole)/BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) (70%/30%) (BB); (3) 0.4% trisodiumphosphate (CT); (4) 0.4% sodiumtripolyphosphate with 0.5% salt (BH); (5) sodiumtripolyphosphate, 0.5% salt, and 0.006% BHA/BHT (70%/30%) (SB); (6) 0.2% sodiumtripolyphosphate, 0.2% trisodiumphosphate, and 0.5% salt (STB). Muscle sections were injected to 110% (10% pump) of their weight with their respective treatments. Inclusion of BHA/BHT allowed for lower mean oxidation values. Regardless of phosphate type, muscles treated with both phosphate and salt had lower retail purge ( P < 0.05). Sensory panelists rated ( P < 0.05) STB, SB, and BH to be juicier than all other treatments. These data suggest that inclusion of both salt and phosphate can enhance palatability, lower cook loss, and retail purge.     

Sodium Alginate Plus Modified Tapioca Starch Improves Properties of Low-Fat Beef Patties

Sodium alginate (A) in combination with modified tapioca starch (T) was evaluated in low-fat beef patties cooked by broiling or grilling to 68 or 74°C. Added water was used with AT formulations at 7% (AT7) or 14% (AT14) levels. In comparisons with all-beef patties (8 and 20% fat), AT provided improvements in tenderness, juiciness and cooking yields without increasing fat retention or affecting beef flavor. In sensory comparisons with 14 commercially processed, low-fat beef patties, AT7 and 14 patties received the highest ratings. Combined use of A and T would provide improved acceptability of low-fat patties over that from using single fat replacers.     

三元混合胶复配体系胶冻性能及其溶液粘度的研究

通过正交试验,考察了卡拉胶、魔芋胶和刺槐豆胶的三元复配胶的持水性、粘度和凝胶强度,并以此为评价标准,确定三元复配胶较优的质量配比为:m(卡拉胶)∶m(魔芋胶)∶m(刺槐豆胶)=2∶2∶1;在此基础上,考察了不同浓度的混合胶体溶液的流体类型,以及浓度和温度的变化对混合胶体溶液粘度的影响。结果表明:在45℃下,浓度为2g/L的胶体溶液是牛顿流体,其余的浓度的胶体溶液均为假塑性流体,且随着浓度的增大,非牛顿指数(n)降低;体系的粘度与浓度呈二项式的关系;温度和粘度的关系可用Arrhenius方程拟合。     

Aseptic Processing of Beef Particulates: Flavor Development/Stability and Texture

A laboratory thermal processing unit and reactor cell were adapted to aseptically process browned and unbrowned cubes from Choice an Utility Grade beef. Processing parameters of heating medium flow rate, time and temperature were established. Processed product was analyzed for changes in flavor and texture on day 0 and after 30 days refrigerated storage. Because sterility of each sample was not verified, sensory evaluation was only performed at day 0. Pre-browning improved flavor quality and did not reduce tenderness or yield. Low quality beef could be effectively utilized with proper processing parameters. Lipid oxidation and loss of sulfur compounds during storage were limiting factors in aseptically processing beef particulates.     

Depression of aw by Soluble and Insoluble Solids in Alginate Restructured Beef Heart Meat

Water activity (a_w), pH, bind and moisture of alginate restructured beef heart meat (BHM) were evaluated using a 2⁵ factorial design based on combinations of beef heart meal and glycerol (10%, 20%), and dextrose, bone meal and glycine (0%, 5%). Effects of these components were significant (p<0.05) for reducing a_w and moisture, and, excluding glycine, for altering pH. The a_w of the BHM control was 0.94, while a_w for 32 treatments ranged from 0.66 to 0.90. Glycine lessened product bind. An intermediate moisture BHM product could be formulated using the hurdle concept and the alginate system for restructuring meat with incorporation of selected soluble (glycerol, dextrose) and insoluble (beef heart meal, bone meal) components.