VARIABLES AFFECTING THE ACCEPTABILITY OF RADAPPERTIZED GROUND BEEF PRODUCTS
- 1 March 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Food Science
- Vol. 42 (2) , 338-343
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1977.tb01493.x
Abstract
A series of experiments were conducted to determine the effect of different variables on the quality of an irradiated ground beef product. Factors studied included: different food‐grade phosphates; NaCl content; fat content; and size of grind. The influence of these variables on the cooking loss (moisture retention), shear press values and sensory scores was studied. The addition of phosphates and NaCl was desirable in controlling cooking losses. The most effective phosphate was tetra‐sodium pyrophosphate. The addition of NaCl decreased the shear press force required to penetrate the beef patty, i.e., it tenderized the product. Phosphate addition did not affect the shear press force. Increased fat content increased the cooking losses, but did not affect the shear press force. Irradiation with sterilizing doses had a marked effect on decreasing the shear press force.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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