Sensory and Microbial Profile of Steaks Stored in O2-CO2-N2 Atmospheres. Academic Article

abstract

• The microflora of steaks prepared from 14-day old vacuum-packaged beef strip loins obtained from a commercial packing plant consisted primarily of Leuconostoc sp. with smaller percentages of Pseudomonas sp. and homofermentative lactobacilli. Steaks stored for 10 days at 1 1 C in O2 (65-80%) + CO2 (20-25%) + N2 (0-10%) atmospheres in the dark were rated inferior (surface discoloration, overall acceptability) to steaks prepared from loins which had been stored for an additional 10 days in vacuum packages. Additional storage for 4 days under retail conditions (2 2 C) caused further deterioration of quality. Aerobic plate counts of steaks prepared from loins which had been stored in vacuum packages for an additional 10 days were about 2 logs lower than those of comparable steaks held in O2-CO2-N2 atmospheres.

authors

• Savell, Jeffrey

published proceedings

• J Food Prot

author list (cited authors)

• Savell, J. W., Hanna, M. O., Vanderzant, C., & Smith, G. C.

citation count

• 19

complete list of authors

• Savell, JW||Hanna, MO||Vanderzant, C||Smith, GC

publication date

• October 1981

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• JOURNAL OF FOOD PROTECTION  Journal

keywords

• 30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences
• 3003 Animal Production

PubMed Central ID

• 30856755

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.4315/0362-028X-44.10.742

start page

• 742

end page

• 745

volume

• 44

issue

• 10

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.4315/0362-028x-44.10.742