FOOD. Science. Technology. Quality

Food. SCIENCE. Technology. Quality

Food. Science. TECHNOLOGY. Quality

Food. Science. Technology. QUALITY

Authors

ELŻBIETA PIOTROWSKA, WŁODZIMIERZ DOLATA

Title

Quality assessment of finely comminuted processed meat products produced with mechanically de-boned meat added, and supplemented with transglutaminase

Abstract

In the paper, it was studied the effect produced by varying amounts of a transglutaminase preparation ACTIVA WM added to finely comminuted, processed meat products, such as sausages of a Wiener (Vienna) type, on their quality. There were investigated sausages produced with mechanically de-boned meat added, Amounts of the transglutaminase preparation added were as follows: 0.05%, 0.1%, and 0.2%. The product variants with no preparation added constituted control samples. The following parameters of the processed meat products were determined instrumentally: hardness I and II, cohesiveness, elasticity, shear force & shear work, deformation limit, and strain force. The sensory assessment performed included: consistency, juiciness, binding, taste, odour, colour, and overall desirability. On the basis of the results of variation analysis, it was stated that the transglutaminase preparation added produced a statistically significant effect on the assessed texture parameters of the products, as well as on their sensory quality. The best texture of the processed meat products, produced with a 20% content of the mechanically de-boned meat, was achieved when the amount of the transglutaminase preparation added was 0.01%.

Keywords

finely comminuted, processed meat products, transglutaminase, texture, sensory quality, mechanically de-boned meat

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