Quality changes during storage of sous vide cooked green beans (Phaseolus vulgaris)
1997
Knochel, S. | Vangsgaard, R. | Johansen, L.S.
The acceptability and quality of sous vide cooked green beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) were investigated during chilled storage. A suitable heating procedure was established whereby 2.0-kg packages were heat processed at 90 deg. C for 25min, corresponding to an average pasteurization value, PV 70,10, of 14 min. During storage for up to 25 days at 3 deg. C drip loss, pH, colour (Minolta L*a*b), texture (Instron) and microbiological stability were examined and sensory characteristics evaluated by a trained sensory panel. No marked changes in texture, drip loss, pH or microbiological counts were observed but a change of colour from green to olive green was observed by both objective and sensory analyses. This detrimental change in colour, which had begun during the first week, was the limiting factor for shelf-life during storage. Subsequent reheating, however, resulted in further colour changes which partially obscured the initial differences observed during the storage period. Storage for more than one week resulted in undesirable quality changes in the odour and flavour of the green beans. Therefore, a maximum shelf-life of 8 days at 3 deg. C was recommended. Inoculation trials showed that psychotrophic Bacillus cereus were ableto germinate and grow to levels of 10(7) g -1 in the packages at abuse temperatures (7 deg. C and 17 deg. C), whereafter numbers declined .
Show more [+] Less [-]AGROVOC Keywords
Bibliographic information
This bibliographic record has been provided by ZB MED Nutrition. Environment. Agriculture