High pressure effect on the sensory and physical attributes of pork
2018
Sazonova, S., Latvia Univ. of Life Sciences and Technologies, Jelgava (Latvia) | Galoburda, R., Latvia Univ. of Life Sciences and Technologies, Jelgava (Latvia)) | Gramatina, I., Latvia Univ. of Life Sciences and Technologies, Jelgava (Latvia) | Straumite, E., Latvia Univ. of Life Sciences and Technologies, Jelgava (Latvia)
High-pressure processing (HPP) is typically used for the microorganism inactivation, which provides safety and prolonged shelf life of meat and meat products. However, for consumers along with safety, it is important to have good sensory properties, which is a combination of tender and juicy meat with an intense meat flavour. These attributes may change because of the high pressure processing; therefore, the aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of HPP on sensory and physical attributes of pork upon processing at 300 and 600 MPa at room temperature for 1 and 15 min. After HPP the processed pork samples were cooked within the package in a water bath. Colour of cooked pork did not differ among samples. Moisture content of samples decreased with the increased processing time. Sensory evaluation revealed that HPP treatment did not influence the colour and flavour of cooked pork irrespective of treatment parameters applied in the current study. The panellists indicated that increased pressure made pork samples drier and tougher, thus changing such sensory attributes as juiciness and chewiness, which are important for meat palatability. The correlation found between chewiness determined by sensory analysis and toughness determined by Warner-Bratzler shear device suggested this instrumental method as a better tool when compared to the instrumental texture profile analysis (TPA).
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