A MACHINE FOR MEASURING YIELD POINT IN RAW MEAT |
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| Authors: | R. H. LOCKER D. J. C. WILD |
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| Affiliation: | Meat Industry Research Institute of New Zealand, Inc. P.O. Box 617, Hamilton, New Zealand |
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| Abstract: | A simple machine is described for measuring yield point in strips of raw muscle, by registering maximum tension generated at a low rate of extension. Values are not highly dependent on the rate or degree of extension. The method has been used to measure rate of ageing at 15°C and 2°C, with parallel measurements of shear force in the cooked muscle. The machine provides a sensitive tool, complementary to the tenderometer, and particularly suited to studies on ageing. |
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