Low-Fat, High-Moisture Frankfurters: Effects of Temperature and Water during Extended Mixing

Frankfurters containing 15% fat and 25% added water were produced using conventional practice or minced meat batters were mixed for 30 min (extended mixing, EM) at 2 or 16°C with all or 30% of the formulation water. EM had minimal effects on yield, purge, and texture. Products were darker and less yellow than non-EM frankfurters. The lower mixing temperature resulted in firmer (P < 0.05) frankfurters. However, mixing temperature did not affect other properties. Time of water addition affected most properties. Frankfurters from treatments mixed with 100% of formulation water were firmer, darker, redder, less yellow, and required more extension to fracture.     

Potential of peanut skin phenolic extract as antioxidative and antibacterial agent in cooked and raw ground beef

This study investigated the potential of peanut skin extract (PSE) as inhibitor of lipid oxidation in cooked and raw ground beef (GB) and as antimicrobial agent in raw GB. Results show that addition of PSE to raw GB before cooking significantly inhibited the formation of peroxides and TBARS in cooked GB during the refrigerated storage. PSE at concentration ≥0.06% was as effective as BHA/BHT at 0.02% in inhibiting lipid oxidation. PSE also inhibited the oxidation of meat pigments thereby preserving the fresh redness of treated meat when used at 0.02–0.10%. Microplate assay showed complete inhibition of test bacteria (Bacillus subtilis, Salmonella typhimurium, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus faecalis and Escherichia coli) in the presence of PSE at 0.4% or higher. However, the antimicrobial effect of PSE in GB was less potent. Hence, PSE can primarily serve the dual purposes of preserving the colour of raw GB and preventing lipid oxidation in cooked products.     

Consumption of cholesterol oxides from fast foods fried in beef fat in New Zealand

Samples of beef dripping and plant oil-based deep-frying fat were obtained from fast-food premises in Christchurch, New Zealand, as well as samples of deep-fried battered fish and potato chips. The fat in these samples was analyzed for level of oxidation by measuring acid value, peroxide value, polar compounds, thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS), and conjugated dienes. The acid and peroxide value results were contradictory when compared with limits set in the New Zealand Food Regulations 1984, but the levels of polar compounds were generally below 25%, indicating that the fats were well maintained. The TBARS and conjugated diene levels were compared with those for oxidized corn oil used in a feeding trial and indicated a similar oxidation level, although the amount of fat consumed in the feeding trial would be 30–50% higher. These results show that well-maintained deep-frying fat has oxidation levels sufficient to cause elevation of plasma lipid oxidation levels as observed in a human feeding trial.     

果蔬复合重组牛肉制品质构特性与工艺优化

以不同风味、营养和加工特性的牛肉和鸡肉为原料,加大豆蛋白、低聚异麦芽糖、胡萝卜、鸡蛋、苹果汁等营养物质进行营养强化补充,经谷氨酰胺转胺酶(TG)粘合交联重组定型、装模、蒸煮、烘烤和干燥研制营养、风味俱佳的新型果蔬复合牛肉制品。通过产品质构特性单因素试验,得出TG浓度、反应温度、大豆蛋白和胡萝卜加量对果蔬复合牛肉制品的品质与质构特性影响显著。借助Box-Behnken设计、因子分析与方差分析优化出最佳重组工艺参数为:TG质量分数为0.82%,大豆蛋白质量分数为2.2%,反应温度45.5℃,胡萝卜质量分数为15.8%;得出产品综合评价指标与其主要影响因子关系的回归数学模型及其因子间交互作用。     

论牛肉嫩度的控制

牛肉嫩度的控制，有很强的理论性和可操作性，具体应从选料、加工、烹调等三个主要环节着手进行研究，在掌握嫩度原理的基础上，结合烹饪灵活运用，就会达到较好的效果。     

从水煮牛肉析四川麻辣火锅的起源地

本文将四川名菜水煮牛肉与麻辣火锅从味型、技术、原料等角度进行了对比分析,认为“麻辣火锅的起源地在自贡”一说更具说服力。     

模拟月盛斋酱牛肉风味的液体香精调配

分析了前人对酱牛肉挥发性风味物质的研究结果,介绍了调配牛肉香精常用的香料．根据实验结果,用36种香料香精调配出了似月盛斋酱牛肉风味的液体香精,并给出了该香精的配方．     

Physicochemical and sensory properties of restructured beef steaks containing beef heart surimi

Summary Restructured beef steaks containing beef heart surimi were prepared. Changes in flavour, texture, thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS), and compression force of the restructured steaks were evaluated after frozen storage (−29 °C) for 1, 30, and 90 days. Incorporation of propyl gallate-washed beef heart surimi improved the steak flavour score by 7%, texture score by 30%, and cooking yield by 4%, compared to non-surimi control steaks. Addition of water-washed surimi (without propyl gallate) also improved physical properties of restructured steaks, but it induced off-flavour and rancidity development.     

Thermal Inactivation of Salmonella spp. in Chicken Broth, Beef, Pork, Turkey, and Chicken: Determination of D- and Z-values

ABSTRACT: The heat resistance of 35 Salmonella strains was determined at 55 to 65°C. No correlation between the heat resistance and the origin of the Salmonella spp. could be established. D-values in chicken broth, using a linear regression, of an 8 Salmonella serotype cocktail were 4.87, 2.72, 1.30, and 0.41 min at 55, 58, 60 and 62°C, respectively. Using a linear model, the D-values ranged from 4.86 min at 55°C to 0.38 min at 62°C. When the 8 Salmonella serotype cocktail was heated in meat, D-values at the common test temperatures of 58 and 60°C calculated by both approaches were significantly higher (p < 0.05) than those observed in chicken broth.     

Quantitation of Lamb Content in Mixtures with Raw Minced Beef Using Visible, Near and Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy

Samples of beef (32), lamb (33) and 5%, 10% and 20% (w/w) lamb-in-beef mixtures (33 each) were minced and reflectance scanned in the visible, near and mid-infrared spectral regions. Partial least squares (PLS) regression models were developed to predict percentage lamb content using each spectral region alone and combinations of all three. The most accurate models combined mid-IR (800-2000 cm^-1) and near IR (1100-2498 nm) spectral data following 2^nd derivatization; standard errors of prediction of 0.91% (0–20% range in lamb content) and 4.1% (0–100% range in lamb) were obtained. This technique may be useful for screening such meat mixtures.