Relationship between water-holding capacity and intramuscular fat content in Japanese commercial pork loin

Intramuscular fat content has little influence on the eating quality of fresh pork loin chops.

Fresh pork loins (n = 290) were selected from a commercial packing facility based on subjective marbling of the intact loin and 24-h pH to determine the influence of marbling on sensory attributes. The study was designed using pigs from a similar genetic background, raised in similar production facilities, and slaughtered on a single kill day to minimize the effects of genetics, management, env...

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

Effects of dietary conjugated linoleic acid on fatty acid composition, lipid oxidation, color, and water-holding capacity of pork loin.

The effects of dietary conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) on fatty acid composition, lipid oxidation, and pork quality were investigated. Pigs (n = 20) were fed a diet containing 0, 1, 2.5, or 5% CLA for 4 wk and slaughtered at 105 kg. The longissimus thoracis et lumborum muscle was collected at 24 h postmortem. Pork loin chops (3 cm thick) were packaged aerobically and stored at 4 degrees C for 7 ...

Stepwise chilling: tender pork without compromising water-holding capacity.

The current pork slaughter process is primarily optimized to reduce cooler shrink and the incidence of PSE pork. Elimination of the halothane gene and improved preslaughter handling have decreased the incidence of PSE pork and improved the water-holding capacity of the muscle; however, the chilling process has not been optimized to accommodate these changes. The hypothesis that stepwise chillin...

Relationship between in vivo pRedicted and laboRatoRy deteRmined intRamusculaR fat content in bulls of diffeRent bReeds

The possibility of in vivo carcass quality prediction in breeding process using ultrasound method was studied. attention was paid to marbling and intramuscular fat content prediction and the effect of breed and age on prediction accuracy was evaluated. The study was carried out on 75 bulls (38 Slovak Simmental, 14 Beef Polled Simmental and 23 charolais). The ultrasound machine aLoka SSD-500 wit...