Effect of single-cycle and multiple cycle high-pressure treatments on the colour and the texture of chicken breast fillets

Olmo, Ana del; Morales, Pilar; Ávila, Marta; Calzada, Javier; Núñez, Manuel

Effect of single-cycle and multiple cycle high-pressure treatments on the colour and the texture of chicken breast fillets

2010

Olmo, Ana del | Morales, Pilar | Ávila, Marta | Calzada, Javier | Núñez, Manuel

High-pressure processing, a useful tool to improve the microbiological quality and safety of foods, may also br ing about changes in the colour and texture of foods, which might influence their acceptability by consumers. In the present work, the effect of single-cycle and multiple-cycle high-pressure treatments at 400 MPa on the colour and texture of chicken breast fillets was investigated. Colour parameters L*, a* and b* were significantly higher for a ll pressurized fillets t h an for the vacuum-packaged control fillets. When singlecycle t r e a tments were applied, má x imum valúes of texture parameters were generally found for fillets pressurized for 10 or 1 5 m i n, depending on whether Kramer or Warner-Bratzler cells were used, and decreased for fillets submitted to longer cycles. In the case of multiple-cycle treatments, texture parameters ini t i a l ly increased wi th the number of 1-min cycles, but fillets submitted to the most severe treatments showed lower valúes. industria/ relevance: The objective of the present study was to evalúate the effect of single-cycle and multiple-cycle high-pressure processing at 400 MPa on the colour and texture of chicken breast fillets. Significant changes in colour occurred even for the shortest treatment applied, a 1-min cycle. Texture parameters increased with length of treatment, but beyond a certain severity of treatment these parameters declined. Acceptability by consumers, and ma rke t ing of high-pressure treated chicken breast fillets, might be negatively affected by changes in vi sual appearance.

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