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Selected Macro and Micro Minerals in Ground Beef and Longlssimus Muscle
Author(s) -
MARCHELLO M. J.,
MILNE D. B.,
SLANGER W. D.
Publication year - 1984
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/j.1365-2621.1984.tb13681.x
Subject(s) - longissimus muscle , longissimus , chemistry , longissimus dorsi , zoology , food science , composition (language) , moisture , biology , linguistics , philosophy , organic chemistry
Up to date values for nutrient composition of foods are required so nutritionally optimum diets can be determined. Selected minerals in longissimus muscle and ground beef from 20 beef carcasses were determined by inductively coupled plasma emission spectroscopy. Ground beef contained greater (P<0.003) amounts of Na, Ca, Fe, Mg and Zn than longissimus muscle. Longissimus muscle contained more (P<0.0073) K and P. The amount of Cu was the same (P<0.699). There were no detectable amounts of Mn observed Mean percentages on an “as is basis” for moisture (71.7 vs 65), protein (23.2 vs 18.8) fat (4.5 vs 16) and ash (0.6 vs 1.0) for longissimus muscle and ground beef, respectively, were different.