›› 2018, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (4): 666-671.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.2018.04.20

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Effect of different thawing methods on pork eating quality

LIN Mo1, LI Guanhao1, 2, *, YANG Huijuan3, TANG Honggang3, XIAO Chaogeng3, CHEN Di3, YE Mengdi3, Li Hizen Andrei BORISOVIC4, CHEN Lihong3, *   

  1. 1. College of Agriculture, Yanbian University, Yanji 133002, China;
    2. Food Research Center, Yanbian University, Yanji 133002, China;
    3. Institute of Food Processing, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China;
    4. Meat Industry Institute, Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Moscow 101135, Russia
  • Received:2018-01-09 Online:2018-04-20 Published:2018-04-19

Abstract: In this study, the effect of three different methods of thawing, including low temperature thawing,room temperature thawing and water thawing, on pork quality has been studied. So the index of color, tenderness, water retention, protein content and fat content has been evaluated. The results showed that low temperature thawing process can significantly improve the pork L* value, a* value and b* value so that the color of thawed pork can be effectively improved. Among these three thawing methods, it is better of thawing at low temperature with higher water-holding capacity and tenderness of the pork than that of the other two groups. Moreover, the nutrition quality of pork was the best after thawing at low temperature with higher content of protein and fat.

Key words: pork, thawing method, thawing rate, quality characteristics, nutritional characteristics

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