STUDIES ON THE QUALITATIVE INDICATORS OF AFRICAN OSTRICH HAM WITH VEGETABLE ENZYMES

Abstract

Expanding the food products range is one of the most promising challenges in the food industry today. The production of whole meat products has always determined the technological level of the enterprise, reflecting its ability to improve consumer nutrition. Using the same type of raw meat, by changing the modes and conditions of its preparation, impact on the tissue structure, directional autolysis and variation of thermal processes, they produce products with different nutritional characteristics. Research of chemical composition has established that penetration of salting active substances into the meat fabrics and their interaction with proteins changes physical and chemical composition of a product, determining the basic properties of salted meat (swelling, consistence, viscosity, etc.). Change in meat proteins during salting is accompanied by an increase in bound moisture in the product and causes an increase in a product yield. The protein content in the control sample is 26.17 %, in the experimental samples № 1, 2 - 26,88 -27,64 % due to the introduction of a functional additive and plant enzyme papain, which has a positive effect on the taste of the developed semi-finished products and makes them more juicy. Organoleptic evaluation of products is important in determining the quality of meat products, since a person's reaction depends on the appearance, color, smell, taste, consistency of the finished product. It has been established that organoleptic characteristics of meat products vary depending on the chemical composition, product, degree of biochemical changes (meat maturation), technological processing (cooking, smoking, etc.), the use of spices, food and flavorings. Results of the study on the organoleptic parameters show that the use of the enzyme papain improves the taste and aroma, as the experimental sample differs from the control one with increased juiciness and tenderness, without foreign odors and tastes.