Bioimpedance-based authentication of defrosted versus fresh pork at the end of refrigerated shelf life

Autor: Osen Daniel E., Abie Sisay Mebre, Martinsen Ørjan G., Egelandsdal Bjørg, Münch Daniel
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Journal of Electrical Bioimpedance, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 125-131 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1891-5469
DOI: 10.2478/joeb-2022-0017
Popis: Correct food labeling is a legal requirement and helps consumers to make informed purchasing choices. Mislabeling defrosted meat as fresh is illegal in the EU. However, there are no standardized technologies to authenticate fresh versus defrosted meat. We address this by testing if bioimpedance-based measurements can separate defrosted meat from refrigerated-only meat at the end of shelf life, i.e., when also fresh meat shows deterioration. Pork sirloin samples from 20 pigs were first tested at 12 days postmortem (‘fresh group’). This time point was chosen to represent a typical use-by date for refrigerated storage of fresh pork. Then, all samples were transferred to a -24°C freezer for 3 days and thawed for 2 days before final testing (‘frozen-thawed group’).
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