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 15 (4): 334-349, 2011. Redacted 2017


Effect of Potassium and sodium chloride on microbial and chemical characteristics of refrigerated  beef and camel meat

 

Hamid Reza Gheisari PhD, Gholamhossien Poorghanbari DVM.

 

Food Hygiene Department, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Iran

 

ABSTRACT

 

Gheisari HR, Poorghanbari G., Effect of Potassium and sodium chloride on microbial and chemical characteristics of refrigerated  beef and camel meat, Online J Vet Res., 15 (4): 334-349, 2011. Sodium chloride (NaCl) is used to flavor and control water content and microorganisms in stored meat. NaCl induces human hypertension but can be replaced by potassium chloride (KCl).  Minced biceps femoris muscle of 2 beef and camel meat samples were treated with NaCl 3,  KCl 3, KCl 1.2 NaCl 1.8 and 0% salt (control), respectively. Changes in aerobic plate and psychrotrophic counts, lactic acid bacteria and enterobacteria, water holding capacity (WHC), extract release volume (ERV) and tyrosine concentration were evaluated at 3 day intervals over  21 days storage at 4 °C.  Bacterial counts increased over time in all samples, but camel meat had higher aerobic plate counts and enterobacteriaceae than beef at day 0 and lower enterobacteria in both NaCl and KCl samples. WHC decreased during storage and appeared lower in camel meat. ERV decreased and tyrosine value increased over time but there was no difference between meat samples.  Substitution of KCl did not result in significant changes in any microbial and chemical characteristics.

 

Key words: Ground beef; Camel meat; NaCl; KCl; Microbial growth; Chemical changes


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