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Poultry Science, Vol 84, Issue 4, 607-612
Copyright © 2005 by Poultry Science Association

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Effects of aging prior to freezing on poultry meat tenderness

S Thielke, SK Lhafi, and M Kuhne

Landesamt fur Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit, Lebensmittelinstitut Braunschweig, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany.

The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of aging prior to deboning and deep-freezing on the tenderness of cooked broiler breast fillets. Broilers (Ross-208) that were 37 and 38 d old were slaughtered in a licensed poultry meat plant. After spray chilling, carcasses with BW between 1,080 and 1,300 g were selected for the study and transported to a chilling room (2 to 4 degrees C). The whole carcasses were aged for up to 24 h. During the aging process, continuous measurements were made of pH values, electric conductivity, and firmness of the raw fillets. After the aging process, the carcasses were deboned, and the breast fillets were immediately frozen to an internal temperature of -20 degrees C. Tenderness was measured both mechanically with a Warner-Bratzler shear force device and by sensory testing. The ultimate pH values in the fillets were reached during the first 5 h of aging. Electric conductivity increased during the whole aging period. During the first hours of aging, firmness increased significantly, corresponding with the onset of rigor mortis. After between 8 and 9 h of aging, firmness decreased significantly. Shear force values of aged fillets also changed significantly; the highest values were found at the beginning of aging, which then decreased from the sixth hour. The results of the instrumental tenderness measurements were confirmed by the sensory evaluations. Implementation of in-plant measurements of firmness, thus, seemed to be useful in predicting the sensory quality of poultry meat.


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