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Cooked meat color is an important quality attribute for consumers. This study compared color andthiobarbituric acid (TBA) values of cooked ground beef (internal temperatures of 49 to 79 °C), after storage ofraw product in atmospheres of 0.4% carbon monoxide (CO), 80% oxygen, or vacuum at 2 °C for 7 to 21 d.Premature browning, observed as a brown cooked color at internal temperatures as low as 49 °C, was found inpatties made from meat stored in 80% oxygen. At all cooking temperatures, samples stored in high oxygen hadless internal red color, higher myoglobin denaturation values, and were more rancid with higher TBA valuesthan CO or vacuum-packaged ground beef. Raw ground beef held in 0.4% CO modified-atmosphere packaging(MAP) remained bright red throughout the 21-d storage period. Premature browning and high TBA values incooked patties were avoided by use of this packaging system. However, internal patty color remained somewhatred even at the highest internal cooking temperature of 79 °C. The persistent pink color observed in CO-treatedpatties cooked to 79 °C internal temperature was likely due to development of heat-denatured CO-hemochrome,rather than the presence of undenatured CO myoglobin. The problems of PMB and high TBA values of cookedpatties were also avoided by vacuum packaging. However, the development of dark purple color associated withvacuum packaging of raw beef limits the use of this packaging method for products in retail display.Keywords: beef, packaging, carbon monoxide, oxygen |
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