Comparison of the Physical Attributes of Plant-Based Ground Beef Alternatives to Ground Beef

Impact of ground beef packaging systems and temperature abuse on the safety of ground beef

Irradiating Ground Beef To Enhance Food Safety

January-April 1997 33 I nsufficiently cooked ground beef was identified as the cause of a 1993 outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 illness in the Western United States when four children died and over 700 people became ill. The magnitude and media coverage of this and other recent foodborne illness outbreaks have helped elevate public awareness of foodborne microbial pathogens. The food indust...

Bioavailability of zinc in ground beef.

Based on zinc uptake in chick tibia, Zn bioavailability in cooked ground beef was equal to that of Zn in an inorganic standard (ZnSO4), whether Zn supplements were added to a soy-concentrate diet containing phytate or to a phytate-free egg-white diet. With both diet types, total tibia Zn was a linear (P < .01) function of supplemental Zn intake from ZnSO4, but the slope of the linear regression...

Masking Off-Flavors in Ground Beef

Effect of packaging, freezing and thawing of ground beef on the quality of beef patties

Retail stores often offer discounts on purchases of large amounts of meat. Some of the meat is prepared the same day, and some is stored for later use. This study evaluates the effect of retail packaging, freezing and thawing on the quality of beef patties. Loosely ground beef was retail-packed in: (1) highly permeable wrap, and (2) high oxygen MAP. The meat was subsequently refrigerated at 4°C...