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Phospholipid Degradation Kinetics of Pork during Combined High-Pressure and Thermal Treatments
Food Science 2023, 44(13): 9-15
Published: 15 July 2023
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In order to explore the effect of combined high-pressure and thermal treatment on the lipolysis of phospholipids in pork, the phospholipid degradation kinetics of pork was studied in the 300 to 700 MPa pressure range and in the 20 to 60 ℃ temperature range. It was found that the lipolysis process followed first-order kinetics. The lipolysis rate constant (k) of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) was the highest, followed by total phospholipids (PL), and those of monounsaturated (MUFA) and saturated fatty acids (SFA) were relatively low. The average activation energies of SFA and MUFA were the highest, and the absolute values of the average activation volume were at a high level. Hence, the lipolysis rate constants of SFA and MUFA were sensitive to temperature and pressure. Kinetic models for PL lipolysis were established using the Arrhenius and Eyring equations. Both models had good fitness to the data and showed similar temperature-pressure contour curves. Accordingly, the lipolysis kinetics of different phospholipid components was different, but the lipolysis kinetics of PL was very similar to that of PUFA. The kinetic models could predict the degree of lipolysis of phospholipids under preset pressure, temperature and time conditions, which will be helpful in designing or optimizing high-pressure processing parameters to improve the quality of meat products.

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Effect of Natural Preservatives on the Storage Characteristics of Panlongcai, a Traditional Steamed Dish in Zhongxiang, Hubei
Meat Research 2024, 38(9): 48-56
Published: 30 September 2024
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To improve the storage quality and to study the changes in storage characteristics of Panlongcai, the bacteriostatic effects of rosemary extract, tea polyphenols, carvacrol, ε-poly-L-lysine (ε-PL) and nisin on spoilage bacteria isolated from Panlongcai were tested by the Oxford cup method. Panlongcai added with the preservatives with good bacteriostatic activity were stored at 4 ℃ and evaluated for microbiological, organoleptic, physicochemical and flavor qualities after 0, 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 days. The results showed that ε-PL, nisin and carvacrol had good inhibitory effects on the dominant spoilage bacteria in Panlongcai. During the storage process, the pH decrease was smaller in the carvacrol and ε-PL addition groups, 0.11 and 0.06, respectively. Carvacrol and nisin effectively inhibited lipid oxidation as assessed by thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) value and total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N) generation. The total bacterial count (TBC), pH, TBARS and TVB-N data were analyzed by the combined use of partial least squares regression (PLSR), entropy weighting method and weighted grey correlation, and it was found that the highest weighted grey correlation occurred upon the addition of nisin (0.4059) and carvacrol (0.3876) after 25 days of storage, which indicates that the addition of nisin and carvacrol could effectively improve the microbiological and physicochemical qualities of Panlongcai during the storage process. Both nisin and carvacrol groups exhibited a less porous and denser microstructure. Electronic nose analysis showed a greater difference in the flavor of Panlongcai with the addition of carvacrol compared to the control group. Sensory evaluation showed that the addition of carvacrol significantly reduced the flavor and acceptability of Panlongcai (P < 0.05). In conclusion, the addition of nisin could effectively inhibit the growth and reproduction of microorganisms and reduce the changes of physicochemical indexes during cold storage without altering the flavor of Panlongcai, and improve its storage quality.

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Changes in Bacterial Diversity and Dominant Spoilage Bacteria during Storage of Panlongcai, a Traditional Steamed Dish in Zhongxiang, Hubei
Meat Research 2024, 38(4): 9-16
Published: 30 April 2024
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The bacterial community composition, its dynamic changes and the dominant spoilage bacteria in Panlongcai at different storage temperatures (4 and 20 ℃ ) were studied using high-throughput sequencing (HTS). The results showed that a total 19 bacterial phyla and 166 bacterial genera were detected in all samples, with the dominant bacterial phyla being Cyanobacteria, Firmicutes, Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes. The relative abundance of Aeromonas, unclassified Chloroplast, and Paenibacillus changed significantly. Diversity analysis showed that there were significant fluctuations in the abundance of bacteria at the genus level with extended storage, irrespective of storage temperature. The species richness of the bacterial community in Panlongcai stored at 4 ℃ showed an overall increasing trend over 40 days of storage, decreasing in the first 10 days and later increased progressively. During storage at 20 ℃ , the species richness first decreased and then increased with fluctuations, reaching its peak on day 15. Furthermore, in the samples stored at 20 ℃ , the dominant microbial community achieved a competitive advantage in a relatively short period, more pronounced changes in the microbial flora being observed. It was inferred that the spoilage organisms were Aeromonas and Acinetobacter for Panlongcai stored at 20 ℃ , and Aeromonas, Acinetobacter, and Paenibacillus at 4 ℃ . Three Pseudomonas species (P. tohonis, P. juntendi, and P. psychrotolerans) were isolated from Panlongcai under refrigerated conditions, thus presuming that Pseudomonas is potential spoilage organism.

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