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Shelf‐Life of Boiled Salted Duck Meat Stored Under Normal and Modified Atmosphere
Author(s) -
Zhai Yang,
Huang Jichao,
Khan Iftikhar Ali,
Guo Yuchen,
Huang Ming,
Zhou Guanghong
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of food science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1750-3841
pISSN - 0022-1147
DOI - 10.1111/1750-3841.13947
Subject(s) - modified atmosphere , tbars , shelf life , food science , thiobarbituric acid , lipid oxidation , chemistry , water activity , significant difference , cold storage , lipid peroxidation , biology , mathematics , biochemistry , water content , horticulture , antioxidant , statistics , geotechnical engineering , engineering
The objective of this study was to investigate the physicochemical properties and changes in the microbial counts of boiled salted duck (BSD) meat packed under various conditions. BSD meat was stored under normal atmosphere (C) and two modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) conditions: M1 (N 2 , 100%) and M2 (CO 2 /N 2 , 30%/70%) at 4 °C. Microbiological quality, pH, redness, lipid oxidation, headspace gas composition, and water activity of BSD meat were measured. The results showed that the time to reach the maximum acceptable total viable counts (TVC, 4.9 log CFU/g) was 12, 18, and 21 d in C, M1, and M2 samples, respectively. Significant difference in the redness values was observed in all treatments during storage. The redness value of C group was significantly lower than that in M1 and M2 groups at the end of storage. The thiobarbituric acid‐reactive substances (TBARS) values under MAP were 0.24 to 0.26 mg MDA/kg meat at the end of storage, lower ( P < 0.05) than that in C group (0.78 mg MDA/kg meat). The water activity in M2 group was the lowest among all 3 groups. The CO 2 concentration in M2 decreased significantly during storage. Our study demonstrates that packaging with 30% CO 2 and 70% N 2 (M2) could extend the shelf‐life of BSD meat to 21 d during storage at 4 °C, suggesting that MAP can be a practical approach to extend the shelf‐life and maintain the quality of BSD products. Practical Application This study evaluated the application of MAP for a cooked duck product. Our results showed that MAP can be utilized to extend the shelf‐life. This technology may be used for preservation of other cooked meat products.