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LWT-FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 59, Issue 1, Pages 156-162Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2014.05.008
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Broiler; Scalding; Chilling; Meat quality; Muscle protein
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The objective of this study was to determine the effects of broiler carcass scalding and chilling methods on meat quality and muscle proteins. During processing, carcasses were hard (60 degrees C, 1.5 min) or soft (52.8 degrees C, 3 min) scalded, and either immersion chilled (IC: 0.5 degrees C, 40 min) or air chilled (AC: 0.5 degrees C, 120 min). Breast fillets were deboned at 4 h postmortem and used for measuring meat quality and muscle protein characteristics. Scalding by chilling treatment interaction effects on meat quality were not observed. Air chilled carcasses had greater pH(24), and reduced drip loss and shear force compared to IC carcasses. Cook yield, color (L*a*b*), and moisture content were not different between chilling treatments. Scalding treatments did not influence quality traits. Sarcoplasmic protein solubility was not influenced by chilling treatment, but was greater in hard versus soft scalded carcasses. Myofibrillar protein solubility was greater in fillets from soft scalded IC carcasses. Alterations in the electrophoretic profiles of the myofibrillar and sarcoplasmic proteins due to treatments indicated minor changes in protein degradation and solubility. Data suggest that while only chilling method influenced meat quality, both scalding and chilling methods influenced protein solubility and degradation in breast fillets deboned 4 h postmortem. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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