Abstract
Effects were studied of gamma irradiation (0, 0.5, 1.0 Mrad) on selected sensory properties of two turkey frankfurter formulations (2.5% NaCl, and 1.5% NaCl + .4% tripolyphosphate) at two irradiation temperatures (2 C and −30 C). In the ten different combinations tested, no significant change in product tenderness was observed. The 2.5%-NaCl-treated nonirradiated frankfurters received higher freshness scores and had less off flavor than the 2.5% irradiated frankfurters. The magnitude of difference was not always significant. Irradiated low salt products with phosphate were not significantly different from the nonirradiated products in any of the comparisons.
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