FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2002, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (1): 33-36.

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Effects of Conditioning Time of Beef Quality

 LIU  Li, ZHOU  Guang-Hong, WANG  Li-Zhe, CHENG  Qiao-Fen, TANG  Xiao-Yan, ZHANG  Meng-Han   

  • Online:2002-01-15 Published:2012-02-13

Abstract: The effects of conditioning time for 1d、3d and 7d on beef quality were investigated,such as pH value,shear force,myofibre fragmentation index,soluble collegen and the myofibre microstructunre.The results Indicated that the conditioning time showed significant effects on all physico-chemical parameters of beef quality.That is to say,the longer the conditioning time provailed,the more significant the changes showed.So we could conclude that post-mortem conditioning was one of the critical control pointo to improve beef quality and produce high quality beef.

Key words: Beef , Conditioning time , pH value , Shear force , Myofibre fragmentation index , Soluble collegen