FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2008, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (8): 704-709.

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Influence Factors and Mechanism of Tenderization of Postmortem Animal Skeletal Muscle

LU Dong-Po , HU  Yong-Jin, ZHU  Ren-Jun, GE  Chang-Rong   

  1. College of Food Science and Technology,Yunnan Agricultural University,Kunming 650201,China
  • Online:2008-08-15 Published:2011-08-26

Abstract: The tenderization treatment and late maturity of postmortem animal skeletal muscle are the key steps to improve the quality of meat(especially tenderness). This paper expounded the influence factors of tenderization(pH,collagen and calcium-activated enzyme) and the mechanisms of postmortem animal skeletal muscle by organic acids,electrical stimulation,salts,exogenous and endogenous enzymes.

Key words: mechanism of tenderization, influence factors, tenderness, meat, postmortem ..