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Exploring the Longissimus Muscle: Unraveling its Correlation with Meat Quality in Bos indicus and Crossbred Bulls
Published on: July 12, 2024
Colour of normal and high pH beef heated to different temperatures as related to oxygenation
L Gašperlin1, B Zlender, V Abram
1University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Food Science and Technology, Jamnikarjeva 101, 1111 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Abstract:
The effects of oxygenation and thermal treatment (internal temperature, T(i): 45, 60, 75°C) on the colour and some colour related physical and biochemical properties of beef longissimus dorsi (LD) muscle, both normal (pH(u)∼5.6) and DFD (pH(u)>6.6), were studied. The colour components (L (∗), a (∗), b (∗) values) for the raw and heated LD, both before and after oxygenation, were instrumentally and sensorily evaluated. The colour of raw and heated (60°C) DFD beef before and after oxygenation differed significantly from the normal meat and contained more native muscle pigment (TMP). pH also influenced the depth of the oxygenated layer, specific activity of cytochrome c oxidase (SACCO) and the amount of oxygen consumed. An increase in internal temperature was usually accompanied by a lower SACCO and a significant decrease of TMP, as well as a change of all colour parameters. Oxygenation of the raw and heated slices (except at 75°C) of both types of meat led to higher L (∗), a (∗) and b (∗) values.
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