Approaching to biogenic amines as quality markers in packaged chicken meat

Following the chicken meat quality decay remains a tricky procedure. On one hand, food companies need of fast and affordable methods to keep constant higher sensory and safety standards, on the other hand, food scientists and operators find difficult conjugating these exigencies by means of univocal...

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Main Authors: Luigi Esposito, Dino Mastrocola, Maria Martuscelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2022.966790/full
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Maria Martuscelli
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description Following the chicken meat quality decay remains a tricky procedure. On one hand, food companies need of fast and affordable methods to keep constant higher sensory and safety standards, on the other hand, food scientists and operators find difficult conjugating these exigencies by means of univocal parameters. Food quality definition itself is, in fact, a multi-layered and composite concept in which many features play a part. Thus, here we propose an index that relies on biogenic amines (BAs) evolution. These compounds may indirectly inform about microbial contamination and wrong management, production, and storage conditions of meat and meat products. In this study, three cuts of chicken meat (breast filets, drumsticks, and legs) packed under modified atmosphere, under vacuum, and in air-packaging, stored at +4°C (until to 15 days), were analyzed. Some BAs were combined in an index (BAI) and their evolution was followed. The Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Species assay (TBARS) was also used as a common reference method. Generally, BAI may better identify the beginning of quality impairment than lipid oxidation spreading. ANOVA statistical analysis has highlighted that the storage time is anyway the most detrimental factor for chicken decay when it is stored in refrigerated rooms (p > 0.01). Despite TBARS still remains a powerful tool for chicken goods, its exclusive use may not be enough to explain quality loss. On the contrary, BAI implementation in fresh meat can give a more complete information combining food safety exigencies with sensory attributes.
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spelling doaj.art-20e298840a0344cba9d3c1d057e7d6702022-12-22T03:36:08ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Nutrition2296-861X2022-09-01910.3389/fnut.2022.966790966790Approaching to biogenic amines as quality markers in packaged chicken meatLuigi EspositoDino MastrocolaMaria MartuscelliFollowing the chicken meat quality decay remains a tricky procedure. On one hand, food companies need of fast and affordable methods to keep constant higher sensory and safety standards, on the other hand, food scientists and operators find difficult conjugating these exigencies by means of univocal parameters. Food quality definition itself is, in fact, a multi-layered and composite concept in which many features play a part. Thus, here we propose an index that relies on biogenic amines (BAs) evolution. These compounds may indirectly inform about microbial contamination and wrong management, production, and storage conditions of meat and meat products. In this study, three cuts of chicken meat (breast filets, drumsticks, and legs) packed under modified atmosphere, under vacuum, and in air-packaging, stored at +4°C (until to 15 days), were analyzed. Some BAs were combined in an index (BAI) and their evolution was followed. The Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Species assay (TBARS) was also used as a common reference method. Generally, BAI may better identify the beginning of quality impairment than lipid oxidation spreading. ANOVA statistical analysis has highlighted that the storage time is anyway the most detrimental factor for chicken decay when it is stored in refrigerated rooms (p > 0.01). Despite TBARS still remains a powerful tool for chicken goods, its exclusive use may not be enough to explain quality loss. On the contrary, BAI implementation in fresh meat can give a more complete information combining food safety exigencies with sensory attributes.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2022.966790/fullbiogenic amineschicken meatqualitysafetyBAI indexTBARS
spellingShingle Luigi Esposito
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Approaching to biogenic amines as quality markers in packaged chicken meat
Frontiers in Nutrition
biogenic amines
chicken meat
quality
safety
BAI index
TBARS
title Approaching to biogenic amines as quality markers in packaged chicken meat
title_full Approaching to biogenic amines as quality markers in packaged chicken meat
title_fullStr Approaching to biogenic amines as quality markers in packaged chicken meat
title_full_unstemmed Approaching to biogenic amines as quality markers in packaged chicken meat
title_short Approaching to biogenic amines as quality markers in packaged chicken meat
title_sort approaching to biogenic amines as quality markers in packaged chicken meat
topic biogenic amines
chicken meat
quality
safety
BAI index
TBARS
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2022.966790/full
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