Comparison of pH, Water Holding Capacity and Color among Meats from Korean Native Chickens

Relationship between Water-holding Capacity of Meats and Microbial Quality.

The effect of broiler breast meat color on pH, moisture, water-holding capacity, and emulsification capacity.

The relationship between broiler breast meat color and pH, moisture content, water-holding capacity (WHC), and emulsification capacity (EC) was investigated. In each of three replicate trials, fillets were collected from three different commercial processing plants according to breast meat lightness (L*) values as follows: lighter than normal (light, L* > 53), normal (48 < L* < 53), and darker ...

Comparison of Quality Traits of Meat from Korean Native Chickens and Broilers Used in Two Different Traditional Korean Cuisines

With the aim of investigating the differences in the quality traits between Korean native chicken (Hanhyup, KNC) and broilers commonly used in two different traditional Korean cuisines, the chemical composition and sensory properties of breast and thigh meat from the two chicken strains were assessed. KNC for baeksuk (chicken meat braised in soup with various Oriental medicinal plants; KNL), KN...

Water addition, evaporation and water holding capacity of poultry litter.

Litter moisture content has been related to ammonia, dust and odour emissions as well as bird health and welfare. Improved understanding of the water holding properties of poultry litter as well as water additions to litter and evaporation from litter will contribute to improved litter moisture management during the meat chicken grow-out. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how manageme...

Optical Prediction of Water-Holding Capacity

The pH of meat has a strong effect on both light scattering (paleness) and water-holding capacity (WHC), using WHC imprecisely as a general term to describe fluid distribution and retention. Light scattering has many attributes in meat (in relation to wavelength, direction and polarization), and is easier to measure on a routine basis than pH. Thus, the indirect correlation of light scattering ...