Tenderization of Heated Sliced Beef by Succinylated Glycerol Monostearate, a Novel Meat Tenderizer

Succinylated glycerol monostearate (SGMS) was most effective in reducing shear‐force value when used as a surfactant to tenderize meat using sheep casings as a model of intramuscular connective tissue. Roasted beef slices that had been treated with 2% granular SGMS showed a marked decrease in toughness due to the penetration of SGMS along the perimysium during heating. Collagen fibrils in the perimysium were transformed into a sheet‐like structure that seemed very likely to be a complex of SGMS and thermally denatured collagen. These structural changes could account for the tenderness of the roasted beef slices.