The pH, objective color and antimicrobial efficacy of Alpinia galanga (Linn.) Swartz Flower Extract (GFE) in a ready-to-eat turkey ham product inoculated with Listeria monocytogenes and Staphylococcus aureus were evaluated. Ham treatments included positive control (inoculated with Listeria monocytogenes and Staphylococcus aureus cocktail only), 0.5% GFE incorporated into meat batter prior to co...

Animal studies have shown that dietary intake of benzo[a]pyrene (BaP), a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH), causes increased levels of tumors at several sites, particularly in the upper gastrointestinal tract. However, the role of dietary intake of BaP and cancer in humans is not clear. We created a BaP database of selected food products that could be linked to Food Frequency Questionnaires...

Ten thermotolerant lactic acid bacteria Pediococcus pentosaceus (4 strains), Lactobacillus plantarum (3 strains), Enterococcus faecium (2 strains) and Aerococcus viridans (1 strains) – isolated from cooked meat products were evaluated to identify their probiotic properties, including tolerance to low pH, tolerance to taurocholic acid and bile, coaggregation, autoaggregation and adherence to HEp...

Patties were prepared using the breast meat from 15-wk-old turkeys fed one of the 8 dietary treatments [Con, control; VE, 200 IU/kg vitamin E; Se, 0.3 mg/kg selenium; CLA, 2.5% conjugated linoleic acids; VE + Se, 200 IU/kg vitamin E + 0.3 mg/kg selenium; VE + CLA, 200 IU/kg vitamin E + 2.5% CLA; Se + CLA, 0.3 mg/kg selenium + 2.5% CLA; VE + Se + CLA, 200 IU/kg vitamin E + 0.3 mg/kg selenium + 2...

background & aims of the study: sarcocystiosis is a zoonosis appeared in domestic animals caused by various species of sarcocystis. this protozoan disease has worldwide distribution among human and many species of animals. humans acquire infection by eating of raw and under cooked beef, pork or mincemeat containing schizonts of sarcocystis hominis and s. suihominis. the aim of present study is ...

Variations in the amounts and composition of intramuscular connective tissue (IMCT) have long been a strong element in studies on meat texture (Marsh 1977; Bailey and Light, 1989). Although focus in the last twenty years has firmly switched to postmortem proteolysis of myofibrillar and cytoskeletal components (Koohmaraie et al., 1991; Taylor et al, 1995; Sentandreu et al, 2002), the link betwee...

The effects of antemortem holding temperatures on live shrink, processing yields, and breast meat quality of broiler chickens were evaluated. A total of 462 broilers was reared to 45 d of age using conventional husbandry practices, removed from feed and water, and cooped 12 h prior to slaughter. During the 12-h feed withdrawal and holding time, the birds were held at 25, 29.5, or 34 C. Birds we...

MIDURA, T. F. (The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor), L. L. KEMPE, J. T. GRAIKOSKI, AND N. A. MILONE. Resistance of Clostridium perfringens type A spores to --radiation. Appl. Microbiol. 13:244-247. 1965.-The radiation resistance of the spores of a classical strain and of an atypical, heat-resistant strain of Clostridium perfringens was determined. Spores were produced in Ellner's and in a Try...

High intake of meat, particularly red and processed meat, has been associated with an increased risk of a number of common cancers such as breast, colorectum, and prostate in many epidemiological studies. Heterocyclic amines (HCAs) are a group of mutagenic compounds found in cooked meats, particularly well-done meats. HCAs are some of most potent mutagens detected using the Ames/salmonella test...