Chemical basis for beef charqui meat texture

This work evaluated the relationship of charqui meat (CHM) chemical composition with the tenderness throughout its production. CHM was prepared from beef Vastus lateralis of 4-5 years old. Shear force of fresh CHM showed an approx. 3-fold increase in toughness compared to the raw material while, in...

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Main Authors: Elza Y. Youssef, Carlos Eduardo Rocha Garcia, Fábio Yamashita, Massami Shimokomaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2007-07-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132007000400018