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Beef quadriceps hot boning and modified-atmosphere packaging influence properties of injection-enhanced beef round muscles^1,2

M. Seyfert^*, M. C. Hunt^*,3, R. A. Mancini^*, K. A. Hachmeister^*, D. H. Kropf^*, J. A. Unruh^* and T. M. Loughin

^* Departments of Animal Sciences and Industry and and Statistics, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506-0201

³ Correspondence: 224 Weber Hall (phone: 785-532-1232; fax: 785-532-7059; e-mail: hhunt{at}oznet.ksu.edu).

Two experiments were conducted to examine the effects of hot boning, modified atmosphere packaging, and injection enhancement on the oxidative and sensory properties of beef round muscles. The beef knuckle (quadriceps muscles) was partially hot boned within 1.5 h postmortem from one randomly selected side of each beef carcass (n = 14), whereas the quadriceps on the opposite side remained intact throughout a 48-h chilling period. At 5 d postmortem, biceps femoris, semimembranosus, vastus lateralis, and rectus femoris muscles from both hot- and cold-boned sides were injected with an enhancement solution consisting of water, salt, phosphate, and natural flavorings (rosemary) at either 6 (Exp. 1) or 10% (Exp. 2) of fresh muscle weight. Enhanced muscles were then processed into 2.54-cm-thick steaks, which were allotted randomly to high-oxygen (HiOx; 80% O₂:20% CO₂) or ultra-low oxygen (LoOx; 80% N₂:20% CO₂) modified atmosphere packaging. Regardless of hot boning or enhancement, steaks packaged in LoOx had lower thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances values (P < 0.05), more beef flavor intensity (P < 0.05), fewer off flavors (P < 0.05), and were more tender (P < 0.05) than steaks packaged in HiOx. Hot boning the knuckle had no effect on oxidative (P 0.99) and sensory properties (P 0.85). Increasing the level of injection enhancement from 6 to 10% introduced more rosemary and phosphate into the muscles, thereby decreasing the extent of oxidation, but also imparting a nontypical beef flavor. Packaging in LoOx atmosphere offered the optimal result of decreased oxidation and improved tenderness, without detriment to flavor. Injection enhancement (both 6 and 10%) created off-flavors attributable to the enhancement solution; however, the 10% injection seemed to offer more resistance to lipid oxidation.

Key Words: Beef • Hot Boning • Injection Enhancement • Modified Atmosphere Packaging • Oxidation • Sensory Attributes

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