Influence of cutting and deboning operations on the microbiological quality and shelf life of buffalo meat
| Autor: | Mariana Almeida Iglesias, G.G. Reta, Tassiana Ramires, Rafael Gianella Mondadori, Flávia L. S. Voloski, W.P. da Silva, Eduarda Hallal Duval, C. Dewes, Eliezer Avila Gandra, L. Tonello |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0301 basic medicine
Meat Time Factors Buffaloes Food Handling 030106 microbiology Vacuum packing Biology Shelf life 03 medical and health sciences Refrigeration Food Quality Animals Food microbiology Food science 0402 animal and dairy science food and beverages Biological value 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences biology.organism_classification 040201 dairy & animal science Food Microbiology Listeria Listeria grayi Food quality Food Science Buffalo meat |
| Zdroj: | Meat Science. 116:207-212 |
| ISSN: | 0309-1740 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.meatsci.2016.02.020 |
| Popis: | Considering the specific biochemical composition of buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) meat (high iron content, high biological value proteins and essential fatty acids, low amounts of fat and cholesterol), we evaluated the influence of cutting and deboning operations on the microbiological quality and shelf-life of vacuum-packed buffalo meat stored under refrigeration. On the processing day, samples were collected from carcass, deboning room surfaces and meat cuts. Samples from meat cuts were evaluated weekly for two months. On the processing day, higher counts of Pseudomonas spp. were observed in samples from meat cuts compared with the hindquarters and the processing surfaces. For thermotolerant coliform scores, the averages were -0.5 log MPN·cm(-2), -0.4 log MPN·cm(-2) and 0.9 log MPN·g(-1), respectively. Higher counts of Pseudomonas spp. and LAB in meat cuts were observed on the processing day and after the first week of storage, respectively, remaining constant during shelf life. Listeria grayi was identified in two samples of hindquarters and meat cuts during storage. Listeria innocua was identified in one meat cut. In conclusion, cutting and deboning operations influence the microbiological quality and shelf life of vacuum-packed buffalo meat stored under refrigeration. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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