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Characterization of the Residual Pink Color in Cooked Turkey Breast and Pork Loin
Author(s) -
GIRARD B.,
VANDERSTOEP J.,
RICHARDS J.F.
Publication year - 1990
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.1365-2621.1990.tb03908.x
Subject(s) - loin , chicken breast , food science , pigment , chemistry , red color , residual , mathematics , organic chemistry , optics , physics , algorithm
The residual redness was characterized in well cooked meat from turkey breast and pork loin. A simple method of scanning thin slices by transmission spectrophotometry was used to evaluate the meat pigments in situ. Absorption bands at 414, 520, and 550 nm of the spectra obtained from cooked meat led to the conclusion that residual pink color was caused by cytochrome c. The method was further modified to study the effect of air contact on meat color after cooking. Other pigments were spontaneously oxidized as soon as meat surface was exposed to air. The concentrations of hemoproteins in turkey and pork were determined and found to be related to cooked meat color.