Liha töötlemine
Dryness is associated with a decrease
limits: 3.33 to 3.95 cm h−1. They found that in the other palatability attributes, especially
“slow freezing” up to 0.39 cm h−1 resulted in with lack of flavor and increased toughness
decreased solubility of myofibrillar proteins; (Pearson 1994). However, moisture losses
increase in weight loss during freezing, during cooking are typically an order of mag-
thawing, and cooking; lower water-binding nitude higher than most drip losses during
capacity; and tougher cooked meat. “Very refrigeration. Consequently, small differ-
quickly frozen” meat (>4.9 cm h−1) had a ences in drip loss will have little effect on
somewhat lower solubility of myofibrillar eating quality.
proteins, lower water-binding capacity, and
somewhat tougher and drier meat. The
Odor and Flavor
samples were thawed after storage times of 2