Color changes in irradiated cooked pork sausage with different fat sources and packaging during storage

Pork sausages were prepared with lean pork meat, fat from different sources [backfat (BF), corn oil (CO) or flaxseed oil (FO); 10% of lean meat], NaCl (2%), and ice water (10%). The emulsified meat batters were stuffed into casings (3 cm in diameter) and cooked to an internal temperature of 72°C. Cooked sausages were sliced and vacuum- or aerobic-packaged individually. Sausages were irradiated at a 0, 2.5, or 4.5 kGy dose and stored in a 4°C refrigerator for 8 days. Aerobic-packaged, irradiated cooked sausages prepared with BF and FO showed higher Hunter L-values than nonirradiated controls at day 0, but the difference disappeared at day 8. Irradiation increased the Hunter a-value in vacuum-packaged cooked pork sausages regardless of the fat source used, and the increase of the Hunter a-value was dose-dependent. In contrast, the Hunter a-value decreased by irradiation in aerobic-packaged cooked pork sausages prepared with BF or FO. The Hunter a-value of cooked pork sausage with aerobic packaging was significantly reduced at day 8. Hunter b-values increased at Day 8 in irradiated cooked pork sausages except for the sausage prepared with CO at 2.5 kGy. Cooked pork sausages prepared with CO were lighter, and sausage prepared with FO was redder and more yellow (p<0.05) in vacuum packaging.     

大豆分离蛋白添加方式对猪肉凝胶特性的影响

大豆分离蛋白是肉制品加工中常用的植物蛋白,能够改善肉制品品质,但添加方式影响肉制品质量。本文研究添加大豆分离蛋白和11S球蛋白变性的大豆分离蛋白乳化猪背膘对猪肉肉糜蒸煮得率、乳化稳定性及猪肉凝胶色差和质构的影响,并应用低场核磁共振技术,研究不同处理猪肉凝胶中水分分布状态和水分迁移特性的异同。与添加大豆分离蛋白相比,添加大豆分离蛋白乳化猪背膘显著提高(P0.05)猪肉肉糜的蒸煮得率和乳化稳定性,提高凝胶的L*-值和b*-值,硬度、弹性、内聚性和咀嚼性等。低场核磁共振结果表明:添加大豆分离蛋白乳化猪背膘的凝胶,T_(2b)和T_(22)弛豫时间较短,说明水分可移动性降低;T_(21)的峰比例增加,而T_(22)的峰比例降低,说明不易流动的水分含量增加,凝胶有较好的保水性。     

Hot-boning, Tumbling, Salt and Chopping Temperature Effects on Cooking Yield and Acceptability of Emulsion-type Pork Sausage

Hot-boned or chilled pork with addition of 2% or 3% salt was used to prepare emulsion-type pork sausage. Different tumbling periods and a variety of chopping temperatures were evaluated. Emulsifying capacity (EC), water-holding capacity (WHC), pH, total plate count (TPC) and organoleptic properties were determined. Hot boned pork with 3% added salt had higher EC, pH, WHC, cooking yield and lower TPC than chilled meat samples with 2% added salt. As chopping temperature increased, WHC decreased and TPC increased. However, an intermediate chopping temperature of 12.8°C produced superior yield.     

The effects of high salt and low pH on the water-holding of meat

The study investigated the water-holding (WH) in meat in the pH–NaCl (ionic strength) combinations that prevail in dry sausages during fermentation and drying. WH in raw beef homogenates, with 230% added water, was determined by centrifugation at pH values of 5.47–4.60, and ionic strengths (μ) 0.50–1.50. The minimum WH in relation to pH was at pH 4.8, but at higher pH values, the WH optimum was at 1.0–1.5 μ; at lower pH-values (< 5.0) the optimum was more pronounced at 1.0 μ. The WH reducing effect by pH decrease was stronger than the effect of μ. At lower pH values, the relative effect of μ on WH was higher compared to that of pH than at higher pH values. The pH–salt combinations prevailing in fermented sausage in the beginning of the ripening produced a high WH, which decreased, first with pH decrease and then in the last period of ripening mainly due to the increase of ionic strength.     

The effects of salt concentration and pH upon water-binding, water-holding and protein extractability of turkey meat

The effects of salt concentration and pH upon protein extractability and water-binding by homogenates of turkey breast, thigh and drumstick meat, and also the effect of salt concentration and centrifugal force upon water-binding of raw meat and water-holding of cooked meat from breast and thigh were studied. Concentrations of sodium chloride above 0.3 M caused swelling of meat homogenates. With the pH value adjusted to 6.0 and with sodium chloride concentrations greater than 0.6 M, breast meat was able to swell more than leg meat. Water-binding increased with increasing pH value. Breast meat homogenates had more extractable protein than leg meat homogenates and protein extraction was increased by increasing both salt concentration and pH. Cooked breast meat retained more water than leg meat with or without salt. At low concentrations of salt, cooked breast meat retained more water than raw meats, but this was reversed at higher salt concentrations.     

一种新型低温香肠的研制

带皮类肉制品由于含有丰富的胶原蛋白而深受消费者喜爱。通过将猪皮绞碎后添加至低温香肠中研制出新型香肠,并且筛选出最佳的原料配比:猪皮40%、猪碎肉35%,水25%,最佳辅料配比:盐1.8%,三聚磷酸盐0.15%,焦磷酸盐0.15%,木薯变性淀粉2.5%,玉米淀粉2.5%,蛋白粉1.5%。     

Carbon Monoxide as a Colorant in Cooked or Fermented Sausages

ABSTRACT:  The study aimed at substituting nitrite with carbon monoxide (CO) in cooked or fermented meat batter products by investigating color and color stability in myoglobin solutions, model meat systems, and full-scale hotdog and salami sausages of pork and beef. For cooked model meat systems and hotdogs at 75 to 80 °C core temperatures, direct flushing with a 1% CO gas mixture during the last stage of the batter chopping produced an initial red color equal to nitrite or more intense than with nitrite. For fermented model meat systems and salami sausages with a final pH of 4.7, pretreatment and storage of ground raw meat in a 1% CO mixture, and later use of the pretreated meat in batters, also formed an initial red color in the final products. The color stability during air and light display of cooked and fermented meat products with CO was inadequate compared to products with nitrite, although the red color of CO products was largely maintained by anaerobic packaging and storage. Spectra of carboxy- and nitrosomyoglobin at pH 4.7 demonstrated higher absorbance for carboxymyoglobin.     

降低食盐添加量对火腿肠的感官、质构及保水特性的影响

为研制低钠盐火腿肠,研究降低食盐添加量对火腿肠质量的影响。设置6个不同的食盐添加量梯度(以原料猪肉质量为基准计)：3%(对照)、2.5%、2.0%、1.5%、1.0%、0.5%,分别对产品的水分活度、保水性和质构进行测定,同时进行感官评分。结果表明：随着食盐添加量的降低,火腿肠的水分活度逐渐升高,而保水性逐渐下降;质构测定显示,产品的硬度、咀嚼度、黏聚性也随着食盐添加量的下降而降低,当食盐添加量极低时,这种下降趋势很明显,但弹性却变化不大;感官评定结果表明,随着食盐添加量的降低,火腿肠颜色变浅,切面粗糙,咸味下降,当食盐添加量降低到1.0%时不易被接受。因此,食盐对猪肉火腿肠的感官、质构和保水性等有着重要的作用,本研究为进一步调整配方开发低钠盐火腿肠提供了重要参考。     

鹅骨泥营养灌肠的研制及营养成分分析

以新鲜猪肉、胡萝卜和鹅骨泥为原料,制作鹅骨泥营养强化灌肠,以感官评价、剪切力和系水力为测试指标,通过 L9(34)正交试验筛选几种原料的最佳配比,并对其营养成分进行测定.结果表明:几种原料的最佳用量分别为鹅骨泥4%、瘦肥肉质量比4:1、胡萝卜10%(以猪肉质量计),在此最佳配比条件下,鹅骨泥营养灌肠产品的感官评为12分、剪切力为0.38N、系水力为96.83%;营养成分分析测定结果表明,鹅骨泥营养灌肠的蛋白质含量为20.26%,脂肪含量为21.77%,钙、磷含量分别为0.40%、0.26%,VA、β-胡萝卜素含量分别为450、48mg/kg,含有17种氨基酸,其中必需氨基酸 7种,天门冬氨酸和亮氨酸含量较高,分别为1.625、1.61g/100g.这表明鹅骨泥营养灌肠是一种高蛋白、矿物质丰富、维生素含量高、氨基酸组成齐全的肉制品     

Functionality of cow beef in coarse and fine ground model systems

Patties and sausage batters were made from trimmed brisket, chuck, striploin, hindshank, silverside, thick flank and rib trim from grass-fed Friesian cows. Functionality of each meat cut was determined from cook yield and true stress and strain of cooked sausage batters and cook yield, dimensional changes and peak force of cooked patties. Colour of raw and cooked slices from the meat cuts and cooked batters was evaluated using a colorimeter and a consumer panel. Composition of raw meat from all cuts was similar; chuck and rib trim had higher pH values and were more red than meat from other cuts. Cooked batters from striploin, chuck and hindshank had higher stress and strain values than gels from other cuts. Patties made from thick flank and striploin were the softest and had the highest cook yield. Batters and patties made from meat with higher salt soluble protein content retained more water and fat on cooking, were more cohesive and had higher bind strengths. Manufacturers can use functionality characteristics to select meat for specific products.     

Influence of PSE pork on the quality and economics of cooked, cured ham and fermented dry sausage manufacture

PSE pork (pH(1) ≤ 5·8) and non-PSE pork (5·8 < pH(1) ≤ 6·4) were used for cooked, cured ham production and, with beef, in a 48 52 mixture for fermented dry sausage manufacture. Technological yields of PSE and non-PSE hams were, respectively, 94·0 and 105·9% which corresponded to 5·0 FMK/kg loss for the PSE ham compared to the non-PSE ham. In addition, cooked PSE ham had a poorer organoleptic quality compared to non-PSE ham. However, PSE meat could be mixed with normal meat for the production of fermented dry sausage without quality defects.     

Culinary herbs inhibit lipid oxidation in raw and cooked minced meat patties during storage

The effect of dried spices and the ethanol extract of those spices was studied on the stability of fresh chicken minced meat, and fresh and cooked pork patties pretreated with NaCl during refrigerated and frozen storage. The antioxidant activities of the spices were measured by thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) and peroxide value (POV) in meat samples. The lipid oxidation was effectively inhibited in the chicken meat treated with several dry spices diminishing the TBARS to a range of 32% and 83% of those found in the control samples in frozen stored meat for 6 months. Marjoram, wild marjoram and caraway were the most effective dry spices. Ethanolic extracts of the same spices were more potent as antioxidants by lowering the concentration of the TBARS to a range of 20–27% of those found in the control samples. Addition of sodium salt to the minced pork resulted very high concentrations of the oxidation products originated from the polyunsaturated fatty acids. The treatment with ethanolic extract of spices (sage, basil, thyme and ginger) significantly inhibited the lipid peroxidation in refrigerated and chilled pork patties pretreated with NaCl by reducing both POV and TBARS. Heat treatment with microwaves produced significantly elevated levels of both lipid peroxides and TBARS, but the amount of these oxidation products was less than 10% in spice‐treated salted meat samples compared to that in untreated ones. Lipid peroxidation also grew continuously during the storage period at −18°C in raw and cooked samples. Ethanolic extracts of spices had a very strong antioxidative effect inhibiting lipid peroxidation in heat‐treated meat products during frozen storage. The highest antioxidant activity was observed in the case of ginger. High correlation coefficients were found between TBARS and POV both in raw and cooked pork patties (0.86, 0.91, respectively) during frozen storage. It is supposed that these compounds originated from the polyunsaturated fatty acids during oxidation processes but at different stages. Utilization of spices, spice mixtures or spice extracts in semi‐prepared meat products intended to be frozen for up to 6 months or more before consumption is proved to be advantageous in regard of shelf life of the food, as well as of human health, because of the beneficial effect of spices in inhibition of lipid peroxidation during heat treatment and chilling storage. © 1999 Society of Chemical Industry     

Antioxidant properties of dried plum ingredients in raw and precooked pork sausage

ABSTRACT:  Raw pork sausages with no antioxidant (control), 3% or 6% dried plum puree (DP), 3% or 6% dried plum and apple puree (DPA), or 0.02% butylated hydroxytoluene and butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA/BHT) were (1) stored raw in chubs at 4 °C (RR) and evaluated weekly over 28 d, (2) cooked as patties, vacuum packaged, and stored at 4 °C (PR) for weekly evaluation over 28 d, or (3) cooked, vacuum packaged, and stored at –20 °C (PF) and evaluated monthly over 90 d. DP at 3% or 6% levels was as effective as BHA/BHT for retarding lipid oxidation in PR sausage patties. Likewise, DP at 3% was equally as effective in PF patties, but DP at 6% was even more effective (lower TBARS values) than BHA/BHT for retarding oxidative rancidity. All treatments decreased the fat and increased moisture content of raw sausages but only 6% DP reduced cooking yields. Inclusion of 6% DP decreased internal redness while both 6% DP and DPA increased yellowness of raw sausage. Trained panel sensory evaluations indicated that DP enhanced sweet taste, decreased salt and bitter tastes, and masked cooked pork/brothy, cooked pork fat, spicy/peppery, and sage flavors. In general, warmed-over flavor notes were not affected by storage treatments. Overall, pork sausage with 3% DP or DPA was as acceptable to consumers as the control or those patties with BHA/BHT, but patties with 6% of either plum product were less desirable. Inclusion of 3% DP was effective as a natural antioxidant for suppressing lipid oxidation in precooked pork sausage patties.     

Meat species identification and Halal authentication using PCR analysis of raw and cooked traditional Turkish foods

The method performance characteristics of commercially available PCR kits for animal species identification were established. Comminuted meat products containing different levels of pork were prepared from authentic beef, chicken, and turkey. These meat products were analysed in the raw state and after cooking for 20 min at 200 °C. For both raw and cooked meats, the PCR kit could correctly identify the animal species and could reliably detect the addition of pork at a level below 0.1%. A survey of 42 Turkish processed meat products such as soudjouk, salami, sausage, meatball, cured spiced beef and doner kebap was conducted. Thirty-six samples were negative for the presence of pork (< 0.1%) and four were found to be correctly labelled as containing pork. However, one sausage sample was labelled as containing 5% beef, but beef DNA was not detected and a meatball sample labelled as 100% beef was found to contain chicken. Another turkey meatball sample was predominantly chicken.     

Infectivity of Trichinella nativa in traditional northern (country) foods prepared with meat from experimentally infected seals

The infectivity of Trichinella nativa larvae in three traditional northern (country) foods was assessed. Foods were prepared with meat from seals experimentally infected with Trichinella nativa and evaluated over a 317-day period during which this food was fed directly to cats while mice were orally inoculated with larvae recovered following the digestion of the food in a solution containing 1% pepsin and 1% HCl at 37 degrees C. Foods examined were igunaq (meat and blubber placed in a seal skin bag and allowed to ferment), nikku (air-dried meat), and sausage (meat, fillers, salt, and spices). Sausage was examined both in a raw state and after partial cooking. Infective T. nativa larvae survived in igunaq, nikku, raw frozen sausage, and poorly cooked sausage for at least 5 months under controlled laboratory conditions. Core temperatures of partially cooked sausage never exceeded 50 degrees C. Caution should be exercised in using these data to establish guidelines for the consumption of raw products, since the survival of infective larvae could be unpredictably extended under field conditions. These data indicate significant food safety risks associated with igunaq, nikku, and sausage prepared with Trichinella-infected meat and provide information for use in risk management and in directing future research.     

ACCEPTABILITY OF VARIOUS GROUND BEEF AND PORK PRODUCTS EXTENDED WITH MECHANICALLY SEPARATED BEEF

Six blends of ground beef and six blends of ground pork containing 0, 15, 30, 45, 60 or 75% mechanically separated beef (MSB) were prepared. Also five batches of fermented sausage and spiced luncheon loaf containing 0, 5, 10, 15 and 20% MSB were formulated. Level of MSB was not related to juiciness rating or mealiness scores of cooked beef/MSB or pork/MSB patties. The level of MSB significantly affected overall eating satisfaction ratings for each blend of MSB patties. MSB at levels of 15% or more had a negative effect on flavor acceptability of cooked ground beef or pork. Fermented sausage products could be extended with only 5% MSB without creating defects in visual appearance or sensory properties. However, the inclusion of 20% MSB yielded a spiced luncheon loaf which was higher in eating quality than an all-beef control. The beef/MSB patties, fermented sausage, and spiced luncheon loaves containing 15% MSB were acceptable for visual appearance. Based on this study, MSB produced from a press type machine, can be blended up to 15% with ground beef, ground pork and sausage products without significantly decreasing raw appearance, sensory properties or storage life. Since MSB is a red meat product available at a similar low cost as textured vegetable protein, the red meat industry would benefit from expanded use of this high protein extender.     

Evaluation of Rapid Fat, Moisture, and Protein Determination in Meats and Meat Products using an Automatic Meat Analyzer

The Hobart FMP-1 Automatic Meat Analyzer has been developed for rapid (approximately 5 min), simultaneous determination of the fat, moisture and protein content of meat and meat products. Results were compared with those using official AOAC methods for raw beef and pork and cooked sausage samples. Analyses of the data indicated that, except for determination of fat content of raw pork and protein content of raw beef, the Hobart FMP-1 was not significantly different from the official AOAC methods within the sampling parameters studied. From a practical meat operations standpoint, these differences were not considered to be of major concern as the machine can be calibrated to adjust for bias.     

Salt (NaCl) reduction in cooked ham by a combined approach of high pressure treatment and the salt replacer KCl

The food industry must develop effective methods to address the reduction of salt in meat products and contribute to the reduction of salt consumption associated with cardiovascular diseases. This paper investigated the effect of NaCl content (0, 0.95, 1.33 and 1.90%), phosphate content (0 and 0.25%) and the use of high pressure processing (HPP) (100, 300, 600 MPa) at different processing stages (raw material, after injection, tumbling and cooking) on the quality parameters (cooking loss, texture, water holding capacity, color and saltiness perception) in cooked ham. The application of HPP to the raw meat or after its injection was detrimental to the structure and water retention of the salt-reduced cooked ham. Whereas the application of HPP at 100 MPa after tumbling was beneficial. A further salt reduction up to 1.1% NaCl was possible by the salt replacement with KCl (0.2%) in combination with the HP treatment.Industrial relevanceHigh-pressure treatment can help in the production of salt-reduced meat products but efforts are needed to understand the feasible levels of NaCl, phosphates and specific HP treatments to apply in commercial scenarios. The present paper describes a strategy to produce a salt-reduced cooked ham (45% reduction) using a HP treatment at 100 MPa after tumbling stage in combination with KCl (0.2%).     

Use of carbon monoxide combined with carbon dioxide for modified atmosphere packaging of pre- and postrigor fresh pork sausage to improve shelf life

Fresh pre- and postrigor pork sausage patties were manufactured in the Iowa State University Meat Laboratory and packaged either in modified atmosphere (MAP) with 0.4% carbon monoxide (CO) and 99.6% carbon dioxide (CO2) or on foam trays overwrapped with oxygen-permeable film (OW). Packages were stored at 2 to 40C under fluorescent lights for up to 31 days. Aerobic, anaerobic, and psychrotrophic plate counts, raw and cooked color, purge, and lipid oxidation were measured during storage. Results indicated that both pork sausage products in MAP had lower aerobic and psychrotrophic counts and less lipid oxidation throughout storage (P < 0.05). Raw color of both products in MAP was redder than the OW patties (P < 0.05), but the prerigor pork sausage in MAP benefited more from the CO atmosphere in terms of raw color than the postrigor pork sausage in MAP. Cooked color of the prerigor pork sausage in MAP was significantly redder than cooked color of the postrigor pork sausage. Both pork sausage products in MAP were also lighter (L* value) than the OW patties for raw and cooked color. Therefore, the combination of CO and CO2 in MAP was beneficial in extending the shelf life of pre-and postrigor fresh pork sausage by reducing aerobic and psychrotrophic microbial growth and improving oxidative stability and color, compared to conventional OW packaging. However, increased purge, increased anaerobic growth, and changes in cooking behavior were also observed for the products in MAP during storage (P < 0.05).     

Effects of radix puerariae extracts on physicochemical and sensory quality of precooked pork sausage during cold storage

Pork sausage batter without antioxidants (control), added 0.02% BHA/BHT, added 1% radix puerariae (RP), added 2% RP, and added 4% RP were cooked and stored for 28 days at 4 °C. Pork sausage added with BHA/BHT and RP had higher moisture content and lower fat content than the control. The added RP and BHA/BHT pork sausages had lower pH values than the control after 14 d. Results showed that lightness decreased upon the addition of RP. Cooking loss was lower for the added RP samples compared to the control at 14 d. Thiobarbituric acid-reactive substance (TBARS) values decreased in the added RP sausage compared to the control. Especially, 1% RP was more effective in delaying lipid oxidation compared to the other added RP treatments. Our results suggest that precooked pork sausage with RP can enhance eating quality, as sensory panels found that sausage added with RP had better color and texture.