Effect of Cold Plasma on Meat Cholesterol and Lipid Oxidation

Autor: Turid Rustad, Janna Cropotova, Nigel P. Brunton, Sabine M. Harrison, Brijesh K. Tiwari, Juan M. Pérez-Andrés, Patrick J. Cullen
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Foods
Foods, Vol 9, Iss 1786, p 1786 (2020)
Articles
Volume 9
Issue 12
ISSN: 2304-8158
Popis: Cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) is a novel non-thermal technology with potential applications in inactivating microorganisms in food products. However, its impact on food quality is not yet fully understood. The aim of this research is to study the impact of in-package plasma technology on the stability of cholesterol and total lipid in four different types of meat (beef, pork, lamb and chicken breast). Additionally, any changes in the primary or secondary lipid oxidation, which is undesirable from a health perspective, is investigated. CAP was not found to have any impact on the cholesterol or lipid content. However, higher peroxide and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) values were found for the treated samples, indicating that plasma can induce the acceleration of primary and secondary lipid oxidation. Finally, color was not affected by the treatment supporting the suitability of the technology for meat products. © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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