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Organic Acids as Tenderizers of Collagen in Restructured Beef
Author(s) -
ARGANOSA GENARO C.,
MARRIOTT NORMAN G.
Publication year - 1989
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.1365-2621.1989.tb05949.x
Subject(s) - sarcoplasm , myofibril , chemistry , food science , solubility , tenderness , citric acid , acetic acid , thermal stability , lactic acid , denaturation (fissile materials) , biochemistry , nuclear chemistry , biology , bacteria , organic chemistry , endoplasmic reticulum , genetics
Acetic, citric and lactic acid were incorporated into restructured beef steaks to determine their effect on collagen. These steaks were analyzed for collagen solubility, total collagen content, shear force behavior, sarcoplasmic and myofibrillar protein extractability, thermal stability and color. These results were compared to those obtained from control samples containing high collagen and low collagen. Results indicate that these acids increased collagen solubility, total collagen content and shear force values when compared with the control samples. No differences (P > 0.05) were found in sarcoplasmic protein extractability although myofibrillar protein extractability declined. Acid treatment decreased the thermal stability of collagen. The Hunter Color values of the uncooked and cooked acid‐treated steaks differed (P 0.05) from the controls.