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- Title
Monitoring of color and pH in muscles of pork leg (m. adductor and m. semimembranosus).
- Authors
Bednářová, Martina; Kameník, Josef; Saláková, Alena; Pavlík, Zdeněk; Tremlová, Bohuslava
- Abstract
In order to identify PSE pork meat, pH and color testing was performed directly in a cutting plant (72 hours post mortem) in this research. Specifically pork leg muscles musculi adductor (AD) and semimembranosus (SM) from five selected suppliers (A, B, C, D, E) were examined. Twenty samples of meat for each muscle were examined from each supplier. The measured pH values ranged from 5.43 to 5.63, and the L* values from 46.13 to 57.18. No statistically significant differences in pH values and color were detected among the various suppliers with the exception of the a* and b* parameters for two suppliers, namely A and B (p <0.01). On the contrary, a statistically significant difference (p <0.5) was recorded between individual muscles (AD/SM) across all the suppliers (A, B, C, D, E) with the exception of a* parameter from suppliers B, C, D, E, and pH values for the E supplier. Our results revealed that individual muscles differ in values of pH and color. In comparison with literature, pH and lightness L* values in musculus adductor point to PSE (pale, soft and exudative) meat, while the values of musculus semimebranosus to RFN (red, firm and non-exudative). Use of PSE meat in production of meat products can cause several problems. In particular, it causes light color, low water-holding capacity, poor fat emulsifying ability, lower yield, granular or crumbly texture and poor consistency of the finished product. Therefore classification of the meat directly cutting plant may be possible solution for this problem. The finished product produces from muscles of musculi semimembranosus can obtain better quality than the finished product from musculi adductor.
- Subjects
CZECH Republic; QUALITY of pork; PRODUCT quality; MEAT industry; FAT content of pork
- Publication
Slovak Journal of Food Sciences, 2014, Vol 8, Issue 1, p48
- ISSN
1338-9971
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5219/337