Abstract
The growth in demand for chicken meat is due to the increase in demand for white meat, as they are considered tasty and at an attractive price. Therefore, the search for quality is essential. In Brazil, the water loss due to the melting of the carcasses is controlled by companies and by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA) and, frequently, they analyze water loss from the carcasses above the limits required by the legislation. Given the assumption, the aimed of this study was to evaluate the water losses due to thawing in frozen chicken carcasses marketed in the municipality of Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil. There 25 carcasses of whole frozen chickens were evaluated, from six brands, lots and different establishments, submitted to standardized conditions for the performance of the Dripping test, in order to verify the percentage of water absorbed by the carcasses. It was found that 48% of the samples showed water loss beyond that allowed by the current legislation, which is 6%. When observing that almost half of the evaluated carcasses showed irregularities in relation to the legislation, it is understood that the companies that supply these products should be better inspected, carrying out Dripping test analyzes periodically to reduce or eliminate this type of crime.
Highlights
The growth in demand for chicken meat is due to the increased demand for white meat, as they are considered tasty, healthy and with an attractive price (NOVELLO et al, 2008; POTENÇA et al, 2010)
In order to carry out the marketing of chicken, the carcass should not contain excess frozen water, as it will be considered as a loss to the consumer, who will pay for a product that does not comply with Ordinance 210 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock and Supply (MAPA) (BRASIL, 1998), which provides for procedures for determining the amount of water in poultry carcasses, characterizing this situation as fraud (BRASIL, 2002; KATO et al, 2013; SENTANDREU; SENTANDREU, 2014)
The carcasses were evaluated using the Dripping test, which quantifies the volume of water lost after thawing the carcass, with the kids, so that the thawing is done under controlled conditions, which make it possible to check the water weight lost in defrosting
Summary
The growth in demand for chicken meat is due to the increased demand for white meat, as they are considered tasty, healthy and with an attractive price (NOVELLO et al, 2008; POTENÇA et al, 2010). In order to carry out the marketing of chicken, the carcass should not contain excess frozen water, as it will be considered as a loss to the consumer, who will pay for a product that does not comply with Ordinance 210 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock and Supply (MAPA) (BRASIL, 1998), which provides for procedures for determining the amount of water in poultry carcasses, characterizing this situation as fraud (BRASIL, 2002; KATO et al, 2013; SENTANDREU; SENTANDREU, 2014) In order for this monitoring to be performed, the Dripping Test analysis, described in MAPA Ordinance No 210 (BRAZIL, 1998), is applied, which estimates the moisture absorbed by the carcasses during pre-cooling and thawing. It is worth noting that values above 6% of water in the frozen carcass are indicators of excess moisture absorption, being pointed out as an irregularity according to MAPA Ordinance 210 (BRASIL, 1998)
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