Natural Antioxidants as a Component of an Egg Albumen Film in the Reduction of Lipid Oxidation in Cooked and Uncooked Poultry

ABSTRACT: Egg albumen coatings with natural antioxidants fenugreek, rosemary, and vitamin E were evaluated for their antioxidant activity in diced raw and diced cooked poultry breast meat. Coatings were applied using a vacuum tumbling and a boiling method. Coated samples and uncoated controls were evaluated for their malondialdehyde and reactive substances content as a measure of lipid oxidation via the thiobarbituric acid test. Cooked egg albumen-coated samples showed reactive compound changes of 1.56 × 10⁻⁷M for 4 d of refrigeration, compared to 1.59 × 10⁻⁶ M change in the cooked control. Raw control changed by 1.97 × 10⁻⁶M versus 1.67 × 10⁻⁶ M for raw rosemary coated samples. In raw and cooked studies EAS coating showed most effective against lipid oxidation.