Abstract
The effects of rigor temperature (5, 15, 20 and 25°C), ageing (3, 7, 14, and 21days) and display time on meat quality and lipid oxidative stability of hot boned beef M. Semimembranosus (SM) muscle were investigated. Ultimate pH (pHu) was rapidly attained at higher rigor temperatures. Electrical conductivity increased with rigor temperature (p<0.001). Tenderness, purge and cooking losses were not affected by rigor temperature; however purge loss and tenderness increased with ageing (p<0.01). Lightness (L*) and redness (a*) of the SM increased as rigor temperature increased (p<0.01). Lipid oxidation was assessed using 1H NMR where changes in aliphatic to olefinic (Rao) and diallylmethylene (Rad) proton ratios can be rapidly monitored. Rad, Rao, PUFA and TBARS were not affected by rigor temperature, however ageing and display increased lipid oxidation (p<0.05). This study shows that rigor temperature manipulation of hot boned beef SM muscle does not have adverse effects on lipid oxidation.
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