FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2007, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (11): 276-279.

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Effects of Different Lactic Acid Treatments on Pork Color and Microbial Decontamination

 SUN  Jing-Xin, ZHOU  Guang-Hong, LUO  Xin, XU  Xing-Lian   

  1. 1.Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Animal Products Processing and Quality Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China;2.Qingdao Key Laboratory of Modern Agricultural Quality and Safety Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China; 3.College of Food Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian 271018, China
  • Online:2007-11-15 Published:2011-11-22

Abstract: Objective: To study the effects of different lactic acid treatments on pork color and microbial decontamination. Methods: Pork(Longissimus dorsi) was treated (immersed) in different concentrations(1.0%, 1.5%, 2.0%), temperatures (35 ℃, 45℃, 55℃) and duration times of lactic acid grouped by orthogonal test design, with pork color redness a was measured. Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp. were treated by the above two lactic acid treatments respectively. Results: Pork color redness a is not affected significantly (p>0.05) by the following lactic acid treatments concentration 1.5%, temperatures 45℃, duration time 60 s, concentration 2.0%, temperatures 35℃, duration time 60 s. The above two lactic acid treatments show same effectiveness to kill Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp. Conclusion: The above two lactic acid treatments can provide be as critical levels of critical control point of HACCP quality control system during chilled pork processing.

Key words: lactic acid treatment, pork color, Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp.