First evaluation of unfermented and fermented rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) in preventing lipid oxidation in meat products |
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Authors: | M. Cullere L.C. Hoffman A. Dalle Zotte |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health, University of Padova, Agripolis, Viale dell''Università, 16, 35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy;2. Department of Animal Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Western Cape, Stellenbosch, 7602, South Africa |
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Abstract: | This study consisted of two trials aiming to evaluate, for the first time, the antioxidant potential of rooibos in meat products. With this purpose, the first trial evaluated three unfermented (green) rooibos forms (dried leaves, water extract, freeze-dried extract) added at 2% inclusion level to ostrich meat patties on an 8-day shelf-life trial. A Control group without green rooibos inclusion was also considered. The second trial evaluated the addition of different concentrations (0%, 0.25%, 0.5% and 1%) of a fermented rooibos extract to nitrite-free ostrich salami. The 2% green rooibos inclusion considerably lowered the TBARS content of ostrich patties, in this way extending their shelf-life. The fermented form (0.5% and 1%) was also effective in delaying lipid oxidation in ostrich salami until 15 days of ripening. The antioxidant potential of both green and fermented forms of rooibos in meat products was confirmed, even if its effect on lipid oxidation requires further study and long-term effects are not yet fully understood. |
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Keywords: | Rooibos Ostrich meat Salami TBARS Lipid oxidation |
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