Microbiological, sensory, color and chemical characteristics of vacuum-packaged ground beef patties and cooked beef top rounds treated with the salts of various organic acids /

(Aerobic Plate Counts). Positive flavor notes associated

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Maca, Jennifer Vahalik, 1970-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1995.
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Summary:(Aerobic Plate Counts). Positive flavor notes associated
0. I % sodium propionate. Lipid oxidation and water activity
0.2% sodium propionate. Cooked roast beef color was enhanced
4'C. Addition of sodium lactate alone or in combination with
activity. Lean color of the patties also was improved by the
addition of sodium lactate alone or in combination with
addition.
addition. In Phase 11, cooked vacuum-packaged beef top rounds
by the additon of sodium lactate alone or in combination with
combination with 0. 1 or 0.2% sodium propionate were stored
combination with sodium propionate and pH and cooked yield
containing 3% sodium lactate or 3 or 4% sodium lactate in
decreasing microbiological growth, decreasing negative flavor
for up to 84 days at 4'C. Addition of any of the treatments
notes associated with lipid oxidation and decreasing water
packaged ground beef patties containing sodium lactate,
sodium propionate increased the shelf life of the patties by
sodium propionate, sodium acetate and sodium citrate at
sodium propionate. Lipid oxidation as measured by TBA (2-
tended to be highest in roasts containing 3% sodium lactate +
The study was conducted in two phases. In Phase 1, vacuum-
thiobarbituric acid) analysis was unaffected by treatment
to the roasts in this phase greatly reduced total APCs
various levels and combinations were stored up to 28 days at
were decreased by the addition of sodium lactate in
were increased with any level and combination of ingredient
with fresh beef were enhanced by ingredient addition and
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