Use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging for monitoring Parma dry-cured ham processing |
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Authors: | P. Fantazzini M. Gombia P. Schembri N. Simoncini R. Virgili |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Physics, University of Bologna, Viale C. Berti Pichat 6/2, I-40127 Bologna, Italy;2. SSICA, Stazione Sperimentale Industria Conserve Alimentari, Via F. Tanara 31/a, I-43100 Parma, Italy |
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Abstract: | Protocols were developed to apply Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to the dry-curing of Italian Parma ham. NMR relaxation analyses were performed on dry-cured hams at different processing stages to evaluate the ranges of variation of 1H relaxation times T1 and T2 in representative ham muscle tissues, due to dehydration and salt uptake. MRI maps of the same ham sections were acquired, allowing T1 and T2 average values to be computed in selected Regions of Interest (ROI) inside muscle Semimembranosus, Semitendinosus and Biceps femoris. Chloride and moisture were determined by conventional chemical methods on the same ROIs, and MRI T1 and T1/T2 ratio were selected in a model (R2 = 0.90, P < 0.05) fitting the salt content of the analysed muscle cores. Short Time Inversion Recovery (STIR) sequences were also applied to green and cured hams, but on fresh samples only, a bright image, displaying a clear separation between lean and fat tissue, was obtained. |
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Keywords: | MRI Dry-cured ham Non-destructive analysis Salt Moisture |
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