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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
Identifying muscle and processing combinations suitable for use as beef for fajitas
D Huerta-Montauti1, R K Miller, C E Schuehle Pfeiffer
1Meat Science Section, Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, 2471 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-2471, USA.
Abstract:
Four different treatments-control, papain, blade tenderization, and papain+blade tenderization-were applied to sixty USDA Choice M. diaphragma pars costalis, M. transversus abdominis, M. obliquus abdominis internus, M. rhomboideus, M. trapezius, M. latissimus, and M. serratus ventralis. Trained (n=6) and consumer (n=81) panelists scored papain samples higher for most sensory traits. Treatment tended not to affect the palatability scores of the M. diaphragma pars costalis and M. serratus ventralis, which tended to receive higher scores in comparison to the other muscles. Consumers were willing to purchase the M. latissimus and M. serratus ventralis treated with papain+blade tenderization and papain, respectively, and these muscles performed well enough to be considered as alternatives in the beef fajita market.
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