Toughness in Santa Inês lamb meat has negative impact on consumer evaluation

SUMMARY Meat tenderness is a major attribute for consumers worldwide. However, few studies investigate the importance of lamb meat tenderness for Brazilian consumers. This study assessed consumers’ evaluation of lamb meat with high shear forces. Eight lambs were slaughtered at 32.5±2.5kg of live wei...

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Published in:Revista brasileira de saúde e produção animal 2019, Vol.20
Main Authors: OLIVEIRA, Giuliana Micai de, ROCHA, Yana Jorge Polizer, GALLO, Sarita Bonagurio, TRINDADE, Marco Antônio, SOUZA, Giancarlo de Moura, DELGADO, Eduardo Francisquine
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Language:English
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AGRONOMY
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Summary:SUMMARY Meat tenderness is a major attribute for consumers worldwide. However, few studies investigate the importance of lamb meat tenderness for Brazilian consumers. This study assessed consumers’ evaluation of lamb meat with high shear forces. Eight lambs were slaughtered at 32.5±2.5kg of live weight and 5 to 6 months of age. The Longissimus dorsi muscle from both half carcasses was randomly assigned to four different postmortem processes: Tough Meat (TM), obtained by cold shortening, Fresh Meat (FM), Aging for 3 (A3) and 7 (A7) days postmortem . The variables measured were the sarcomere length, shear force (WBSF) and myofibrillar fragmentation index. We also applied the sensory analysis using affective acceptance tests with hedonic scale of nine points to measure texture, juiciness and overall quality of the meat. The postmortem processing for TM resulted in shorter sarcomere and greater shear values (p
ISSN:1519-9940
1519-9940
DOI:10.1590/s1519-9940200372019