Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2022, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (2): 360-369.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.2022.02.18

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Effect of colorant and packaging on quality of Chinese sausage during storage

ZHANG Yingping1,2(), TANG Honggang1, LI Huanhuan1, ZHANG Jin1, CHEN Lihong1, YANG Yeshuang1,2, WANG Fulong1, CHEN Yifan1,*(), ZHU Renjun2,*()   

  1. 1. Institute of Food Science, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China
    2. College of Food Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
  • Received:2021-04-16 Online:2022-02-25 Published:2022-03-02
  • Contact: CHEN Yifan,ZHU Renjun

Abstract:

In order to seek substitute of nitrite in Chinese sausage production, the effects of different colorants and packaging (bulk storage and vacuum packaging) on the quality of Chinese sausage during storage were investigated. Based on the adopted colorant in Chinse sausage production, four treatment groups were set: group B, control, no colorant was added; group N, 100 mg·kg-1 sodium nitrite was added; group G, glycated hemoglobin (G-Hb) andsodium isascorbate were added; group F, G-Hb and lycopene were added. The results showed that the color of Chinese sausage in group G was improved, but its color forming effect was no better than group N. Compared with group N,no negative effects of group G on the water actitivy, pH value, texture characteristics, malondialdehyde content, total number of bacterial colonies were found. Compared with bulk storgae, vacuum packaging was beneficial for the maintenance of Chinese sausage quality (color, water activity, texture characteristic, etc), and inhibit lipid peroxidation. In conclusion, it was feasible to use G-Hb and sodium isascorbate as substitute of nitrite in Chinese sausage production. At the same time, vacuum packaging should also be applied to better maintain the quality of Chinese sausage during storage.

Key words: Chinese sausage, hemoglobin, storage, quality, vacuum packaging

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