Effects of freezing and thawing on microbiological and physical-chemical properties of dry-aged beef.

This study evaluated the effects of freezing, prior to and after dry aging, on the microbiological and physical-chemical quality of beef. Strip loins (n = 24) from 12 carcasses were assigned to four treatments: non-frozen dry aging (Dry); dry aging, steak fabrication, freezing and slow thawing (Dry + ST); freezing, fast thawing (FT; 20 °C/15 h) and dry aging (FT + Dry); freezing, slow thawing (ST; 4°C / 48h) and dry aging (ST + Dry). Freezing conditions were - 20°C/28 days and dry aging conditions were 2°C/70% relative humidity, for 28 days. Freezing prior to dry aging did not affect the microbial counts compared to Dry. However, FT + Dry and ST + Dry increased (16%) total process loss (P < .05) compared to Dry and Dry+ST. Moreover, freezing changed volatile compounds profile. Thus, freezing prior to dry aging was not a feasible process due to increased process loss, while freezing after dry aging was considered a viable alternative to preserve the steaks without compromising beef physical-chemical traits.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	BERNARDO, A. P. da S., SILVA, A. C. M. da, FRANCISCO, V. C., RIBEIRO, F. A., NASSU, R. T., CALKINS, C. R., NASCIMENTO, M. da S., PFLANZER, S. B.
Other Authors:	Ana Paula da Silva Bernardo, UNICAMP; Astrid Caroline Muniz da Silva, UNICAMP; Vanessa Cristina Francisco, UNESP; Felipe A. Ribeiro, University of Nebraska; RENATA TIEKO NASSU, CPPSE; Chris R. Calkins, University of Nebraska; Maristela da Silva do Nascimento, UNICAMP; Sérgio Bertelli Pflanzer, UNICAMP.
Format:	Artigo de periódico biblioteca
Language:	Ingles English
Published:	2019-12-17
Subjects:	Dry-aged beef, Microbiological beef quality, Freezing, Thawing, Volatile compounds,
Online Access:	http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/1117101 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2019.108003
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