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Felipe A Ribeiro1, Soon K Lau2, Rebecca A Furbeck1
1Department of Animal Science, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583-0908, United States.
Abstract:
This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of relative humidity (RH) on moisture loss and flavor in dry-aged beef. Sixteen strip loins were assigned to one of the four aging treatments: vacuum (WET), dry-aging at 50% RH, dry-aging at 70% RH, or dry-aging at 85% RH and aged for 42 days at 2 °C. Loins were evaluated for evaporation loss, trim loss, tenderness, sensory, and microbiological characteristics. Results show that lower RH results in accelerated moisture loss during the first 3 days of the aging process without significantly affecting the total amount of moisture loss. Pseudomonadales dominated the aerobically dry-aged loins while Enterobacteriales was the most abundant in the wet-aged samples. Dry-aged samples had increased content of free amino acids in the cooked meat juice compared to the wet-aged counterpart. Dry aging at 50% RH tended to associate with more desirable flavor notes.
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