The Effect of Lactates on the Quality of Microwave-Cooked Chicken Patties during Storage

ABSTRACT:  The aim of this study was to determine the effect of adding 3.3% sodium lactate (SL), 0.25% calcium lactate (CL), and 1.65% SL along with 0.125% CL (SL+CL) on the physicochemical properties, cooking characteristics, and microbiological quality of microwave-cooked chicken patties compared to control (no added lactates). The addition of lactates did not affect the proximate composition of cooked chicken patties. The pH of CL- or SL+CL-containing patties was significantly ( P < 0.05) reduced compared to control or SL patties. The SL-containing patties had lower ( P < 0.05) a _w values compared to control or CL patties. The CL- or SL+CL-containing patties had lower denatured myoglobin and higher ( P < 0.05) cooking yield, surface redness (CIE a *), and chroma values. However, addition of CL alone resulted in higher total expressible fluid, indicating lower water-holding capacity. The CL-containing patties exhibited lower Warner–Bratzler shear force values and higher ( P < 0.05) penetrometer reading compared to the SL-containing patties, indicating soft texture. Thiobarbituric acid (TBA) values were significantly ( P < 0.05) reduced in all lactate-containing patties compared to control up to the 7th day of refrigerated storage under aerobic conditions. No difference ( P > 0.05) was observed in aerobic plate counts between control and lactate-added patties during 28-d storage.     

Effects of different cooking methods on the formation of food mutagens in meat

Hamburgers and chicken fillets were cooked in convection ovens, deep‐fried or contact fried and analysed for mutagenic activity using the Ames test. For the three different convection ovens, the cooking parameters studied included the presence of steam, air velocity, air temperature and holding time. For deep‐frying and contact frying, the cooking parameters included cooking temperature and cooking time. In cooked hamburgers, mutagenic activity was only detected in those that had been deep‐fried. In chicken fillets, mutagenic activity was detected in samples prepared with all cooking methods, being highest in the deep‐fried samples. Factorial analysis indicated that heat transfer was the most important factor affecting mutagenic activity. High temperature and high air velocity in the convection ovens enhanced mutagenic activity. The presence of steam reduced the mutagenic activity, except when high temperature was used in combination with high air velocity. In chicken fillets, high mutagenic activity correlated to high weight loss during cooking. Pan‐fried chicken fillets were analysed using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and the mutagenic/carcinogenic heterocyclic amines 2‐amino‐3,8‐dimethylimidazo[4,5‐f ]‐quinoxaline (MeIQx), 2‐amino‐1‐methyl‐6‐phenylimidazo‐[4,5‐b]‐pyridine (PhIP) and the co‐mutagenic heterocyclic amine Norharman (9H‐pyrido[3,4‐b]‐indole) were identified. The HPLC fractions were tested for mutagenic activity and, apart from the mutagenic fractions corresponding to MeIQx and PhIP, several mutagenic fractions were detected that did not correspond to known heterocyclic amines.     

The Chick Chorioallantoic Membrane Model: A New In Vivo Tool to Evaluate Breast Cancer Stem Cell Activity

The high plasticity of cancer stem-like cells (CSCs) allows them to differentiate and proliferate, specifically when xenotransplanted subcutaneously into immunocompromised mice. CSCs are highly tumorigenic, even when inoculated in small numbers. Thus, in vivo limiting dilution assays (LDA) in mice are the current gold standard method to evaluate CSC enrichment and activity. The chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) is a low cost, naturally immune-incompetent and reproducible model widely used to evaluate the spontaneous growth of human tumor cells. Here, we established a CAM-LDA assay able to rapidly reproduce tumor specificities—in particular, the ability of the small population of CSCs to form tumors. We used a panel of organotropic metastatic breast cancer cells, which show an enrichment in a stem cell gene signature, enhanced CD44⁺/CD24^−/low cell surface expression and increased mammosphere-forming efficiency (MFE). The size of CAM-xenografted tumors correlate with the number of inoculated cancer cells, following mice xenograft growth pattern. CAM and mice tumors are histologically comparable, displaying both breast CSC markers CD44 and CD49f. Therefore, we propose a new tool for studying CSC prevalence and function—the chick CAM-LDA—a model with easy handling, accessibility, rapid growth and the absence of ethical and regulatory constraints.     

Development of a bio‐based composite material from soybean oil and keratin fibers

A novel bio‐based composite material, suitable for electronic as well as automotive and aeronautical applications, was developed from soybean oils and keratin feather fibers (KF). This environmentally friendly, low‐cost composite can be a substitute for petroleum‐based composite materials. Keratin fibers are a hollow, light, and tough material and are compatible with several soybean (S) resins, such as acrylated epoxidized soybean oil (AESO). The new KFS lightweight composites have a density ρ ≈ 1 g/cm³, when the KF volume fraction is 30%. The hollow keratin fibers were not filled by resin infusion and the composite retained a significant volume of air in the hollow structure of the fibers. Due to the retained air, the dielectric constant, k, of the composite material was in the range of 1.7–2.7, depending on the fiber volume fraction, and these values are significantly lower than the conventional silicon dioxide or epoxy, or polymer dielectric insulators. The coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of the 30 wt % composite was 67.4 ppm/°C; this value is low enough for electronic application and similar to the value of silicon materials or polyimides used in printed circuit boards. The water absorption of the AESO polymer was 0.5 wt % at equilibrium and the diffusion coefficient in the KFS composites was dependent on the keratin fiber content. The incorporation of keratin fibers in the soy oil polymer enhanced the mechanical properties such as storage modulus, fracture toughness, and flexural properties, ca. 100% increase at 30 vol %. The fracture energy of a single keratin fiber in the composite was determined to be about 3 kJ/m² with a fracture stress of about 100–200 MPa. Considerable improvements in the KFS composite properties should be possible by optimization of the resin structure and fiber selection. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 95: 1524–1538, 2005     

响应面法优化鸡脂酶解工艺

通过单因素实验考察了脂肪酶、乳化剂、反应温度、pH值、反应时间、酶添加量及摇床转速等影响鸡脂脂肪酶水解的因素.采用响应面分析法对反应温度、酶添加量、pH值和反应时间等工艺参数进行了优化研究.结果表明,二次多项式模型符合实验数据.反应获得较优酸值时反应参数条件为：温度46.6℃,加酶量0.5%,pH值6.4,反应时间4.33 h.     

NaOH溶液处理对鸡肉品质的影响

为研究NaOH溶液处理对鸡肉品质的影响,选取市售黄羽肉鸡60 只,随机分为对照组和NaOH溶液浸泡组（pH 9组、pH 11组和pH 13组,每组15 只）,并对其进行肉品质和微生物指标检测。结果表明：NaOH溶液浸泡可以显著增加鸡肉的质量和腐败指标（总挥发性盐基氮、组胺、酪胺和亚精胺）含量（P＜0.05）,显著降低剪切力、风味营养物质（蛋白质、肌内脂肪、肌苷酸和氨基酸）含量（P＜0.05）;低pH值NaOH溶液浸泡的鸡肉,其菌落总数和大肠菌群数明显升高,而高pH值NaOH溶液具有一定的杀菌效果。     

北京油鸡遗传育种与品质研究进展

北京油鸡是北京地区特有的肉蛋兼用型鸡种,距今已有300余年历史,以外形独特、肉质鲜嫩、肉香浓郁而著称,是我国优质的地方鸡种,2020年获得国家农产品地理标志登记证书.本文主要从北京油鸡遗传育种、影响北京油鸡屠宰性能及肉质的因素、鸡肉风味物质研究及鸡蛋品质研究等方面进行综述,以期为北京油鸡的规模化养殖、鸡肉品质控制及产品...     

超声辅助碱法提取对类PSE鸡肉蛋白提取率和功能特性的影响

为提高碱溶酸沉方法提取类PSE（pale, soft and exudative）鸡肉蛋白的提取率,采用超声辅助碱法（超声时间0、5、10、15 min）提取并研究其对类PSE鸡肉蛋白功能特性的影响。结果表明：与对照组相比,超声辅助提取类PSE蛋白的提取率由45.55%显著提高至68.58%（P＜0.05）,蛋白含量显著提高25.32%（P＜0.05）;当超声辅助提取时间为10 min时,类PSE鸡肉蛋白具有较小的浊度、黏度和粒径;扫描电子显微镜结果进一步证实,超声辅助碱法提取的类PSE鸡肉蛋白结构变得更加疏松,碎片尺寸较小;超声处理后,类PSE鸡肉蛋白凝胶的蒸煮损失率显著降低61.77%（P＜0.05）,表明蛋白凝胶的保水性增加,但其凝胶强度显著降低（P＜0.05）;此外,超声辅助提取得到的类PSE鸡肉蛋白溶解度、乳化活性指数和乳化稳定性指数分别提高38.56%、8.02%和12.94%。综上,超声辅助提取不仅可以提高碱溶酸沉法提取类PSE鸡肉蛋白含量,且可以改善类PSE鸡肉蛋白的功能特性。     

4种亲水多糖对油炸调理鸡排品质的影响

亲水多糖常被用来改善即食类油炸产品的质量.针对油炸调理类产品含油量高的问题,通过向油炸调理鸡排外裹糊中添加黄原胶、海藻酸钠、羟丙基甲基纤维素和魔芋胶4种亲水多糖,探究亲水多糖对二次油炸调理鸡排品质(水分含量、油分含量、色泽、脆性、可冻结水含量及感官评价)的影响.结果 表明:与对照组相比,添加4种亲水多糖可以显著提升油炸...     

常温与冷藏条件下不同阶段鸡肉呈味核苷酸及游离氨基酸含量的变化

研究鸡肉在常温与冷藏条件下呈味核苷酸及游离氨基酸含量的变化。结果表明:常温条件下,6 h时鸡胸肉和鸡腿肉肌苷酸(IMP)含量达到最高,分别为2.27、1.97 mg/g,然后开始显著下降(p<0.05);宰后随贮藏期延长,测定的17种游离氨基酸含量均有不同程度增加,鸡胸肉和鸡腿肉风味氨基酸占比分别在6 h和12 h时达到最大值,依次为59.3%、61.8%。冷藏条件下,IMP含量随时间延长呈先升后降的规律,鸡胸肉和鸡腿肉分别在48 h和36 h时IMP含量达到最大值,即3.14 mg/g和2.81 mg/g,而后缓慢降低;鸡胸肉和鸡腿肉风味氨基酸占比峰值均出现在宰后低温下48 h时,分别为67.1%、66.4%。因此,低温贮藏可以抑制鸡肉中IMP在贮藏过程中的降解,相对于常温贮藏,冷藏可以促进鸡肉中游离氨基酸的生成,有利于提高鸡肉的食用风味。