The Effect of Different Packaging Systems on the Shelf Life of Refrigerated Ground Beef

Autor: Márcia M. Lopes, Eliane Teixeira Mársico, Sérgio Borges Mano, Carlos Adam Conte-Junior, Maria Lúcia Guerra Monteiro, Thiago Silveira Alvares, Renata Patrícia
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Foods
Volume 9
Issue 4
Foods, Vol 9, Iss 495, p 495 (2020)
ISSN: 2304-8158
DOI: 10.3390/foods9040495
Popis: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of different packaging systems on the shelf life of refrigerated ground beef. The ground beef samples were packaged as follows: AA (100% ambient air), 90O2:10CO2 (90% O2 and 10% CO2), 80O2:20CO2 (80% O2 and 20% CO2), 70O2:30CO2 (70% O2 and 30% CO2), 60O2:40CO2 (60% O2 and 40% CO2), 50O2:50CO2 (50% O2 and 50% CO2), 100O2 (100% O2), and VP (vacuum packaging). All treatments were analyzed daily for O2 and CO2 levels, pH, filtration time, total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N), aerobic mesophilic heterotrophic bacteria (AMHB), and aerobic psychrotrophic heterotrophic bacteria (APHB) over 20 days at 2 °
C. All MAP systems had a decrease of O2 and an increase of CO2 levels during storage period (p <
0.05). Overall, the MAP systems were similarly able to decrease the pH and retard the increase of TVB-N and filtration time over the storage period (p >
0.05). Moreover, the MAP systems increased the lag phase and/or the generation time of both AMHB and APHB, extending the shelf life by 3 (90O2:10CO2), 4 (70O2:30CO2 and 100O2), and 5 days (80O2:20CO2, 60O2:40CO2, 50O2:50CO2, and VP). All MAP systems were equally effective in retarding physicochemical degradation
however, 80O2:20CO2, 60O2:40CO2, 50O2:50CO2, and VP were the most effective in impairing bacterial growth and extending the shelf life of ground beef stored under refrigeration.
Databáze: OpenAIRE