Effects of freezing and thawing on microbiological and physical-chemical properties of dry-aged beef
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2020-03-01
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da Silva Bernardo, Ana Paula
da Silva, Astrid Caroline Muniz
Francisco, Vanessa Cristina [UNESP]
Ribeiro, Felipe A.
Nassu, Renata Tieko
Calkins, Chris R.
da Silva do Nascimento, Maristela
Pflanzer, Sérgio Bertelli
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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/48 h) 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.
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Dry-aged beef, Freezing, Microbiological beef quality, Thawing, Volatile compounds
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Meat Science, v. 161.