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Tenderness and Retail Display Characteristics of Beef Tenderloin Steaks Comparing Kidney Fat Removal Times Under Different Processing and Storage Systems
Author(s) -
JOHNSON D. D.,
WEIFFENBACH S. T.,
WEST R. L.
Publication year - 1986
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.1365-2621.1986.tb13823.x
Subject(s) - tenderness , food science , loin , chemistry
The effects of electrical stimulation, kidney fat removal time, tenderloin removal time, and storage and packaging treatment on tenderness and retail display characteristics of beef tenderloin steaks were studied. Electrical stimulation increased overall desirability scores on days 2 through 4 of retail display. Steaks from sides that had kidney and pelvic fat removed prior to chilling had higher Warner‐Bratzler shear force values, darker muscle color and higher retail evaluations for overall desirability on days 2 through 4 of display than did steaks from conventionally dressed sides. Tenderloin steaks that were vacuum packaged and stored 14 days had higher bacterial counts, more uniform lean color and less visual purge in the retail package than did steaks retail displayed immediately after tenderloin removal.