FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2011, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (13): 106-109.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-201113024

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A Comparative Study of Physico-chemical Properties and Gel Properties of Dark Firm Dry (DFD) Beef and Normal Colored Beef

CUI Guo-mei,PENG Zeng-qi*,JIN Hong-guo,MENG Xiao-xia,FENG Yun   

  1. Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Animal Products Processing and Quality Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
  • Online:2011-07-15 Published:2011-07-02

Abstract: Beef biceps femoris muscles were used to comparatively analyze differences in physcio-chemical properties and gel properties of DFD beef and normal colored beef. The results showed that DFD beef and normal colored beef significantly differed in their moisture content (P <0.05), but their differences in crude protein, crude fat and crude ash contents had no statistical significance (P>0.05). There was no significant difference in their tenderness (P> 0.05). Furthermore, DFD beef exhibited significantly higher gel strength and water hold capacity (WHC) as compared to normal colored beef.

Key words: DFD (dark firm dry) beef, physico-chemical properties, gel properties

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