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Rapid Assessment of Rancidity in Complex Meat Products by Front Face Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Author(s) -
Wold J.P.,
Mielnik M.,
Pettersen M.K.,
Aaby K.,
Baardseth P.
Publication year - 2002
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.1365-2621.2002.tb09560.x
Subject(s) - chemistry , tbars , lipid oxidation , food science , autofluorescence , fluorescence spectroscopy , fluorescence , biochemistry , antioxidant , lipid peroxidation , physics , quantum mechanics
Front face autofluorescence from meat products was measured to elucidate the method's ability to measure and predict lipid oxidation. Three sample sets were studied: turkey meat with added aldehydes, raw and heat‐treated turkey meat, and meat loaf at different process steps. Multivariate regression was used to correlate against sensory assessed rancidity, volatile compounds (GC‐MS), and TBARS. Results verified that the increase in fluorescence during storage originates from aldehydes reacting with the meat matrix. Fluorescence modeled sensory assessed rancidity at the same accuracy as volatile compounds (R = 0.9), but was superior to TBARS. Front face fluorescence seems to be a powerful tool for nondestructive analysis of oxidation progress in meat products.