Abstract
Changes in quality during frozen storage of meat with thermal equalized freezing and various freezing methods were investigated. When beef were frozen at freezing rate of $0.39{\sim}0.66\;cm/h$, average diameter of ice crystal were about $30{\sim}50\;{\mu}m$ and showed broken tissues or irregular cracks. At freezing velocity of $1.14{\sim}2.26\;cm/h$, ice crystals of about $10{\sim}30\;{\mu}m$ was formed mainly inside or between fiber and slight destruction of tissues was occurred. The average diameter (D) of the ice crystals were related to the characteristic freezing time $(t_c)$ by the equation: $D({\mu}m)=4.089+26.88logt_c\;(r^2=0.913)$. Beef with still-air freezing showed higher drip loss than methods of immersion and thermal equalized freezing. Also, drip loss of pork was relatively lower than beef and showed highest value to 7.39% during storage on 40 days at air-blast freezing method. No apparent change of pH during storage of frozen beef and pork by freezing methods were detected. However, least changes for sample with thermal equalized freezing was found compare to sample with still-air and air blast freezing in VBN and TBA value. The fluctuation of frozen storage temperature did not cause noticeable changes on pH and water content. However, drip loss, VBN and TBA values were increased slowly as frequency of fluctuation increased.
균온처리 및 다양한 동결방법에 따른 동결식육의 조직과 냉동냉장 중의 품질변화를 비교 검토한 결과, 동결속도가 $0.39{\sim}0.66\;cm/h$ 일 때, 빙결정의 크기는 $30{\sim}50\;{\mu}m$ 수준이며 조직은 찌그러지거나 불규칙한 균열이 발생하였으며, 동결속도가 $1.14{\sim}2.26\;cm/h$의 경우는 빙결정 크기가 $10{\sim}30\;{\mu}m$ 수준으로 주로 조직 내 또는 조직내외에 생성되며 조직파괴는 미세하게 일어남을 보여 주었으며, 특정동결시간$(t_c)$에 따른 빙결정의 평균직경(D)는 $D({\mu}m)=4.089+26.88\;logt_c\;(r^2=0.913)$의 상관관계를 나타내었다. 동결방법에 따른 드립손실율은 우육의 경우 정지공기식으로 처리한 시료는 타 처리구에 비해 계속 높게 나타났으며, 돈육은 우육에 비해 상대적으로 드립손실량이 적게 나타났으나 송풍식으로 처리한 시료에서 저장 40일째, 7.39%로 가장 높게 나타났다. 동결 우육 및 돈육의 pH변화는 뚜렷한 차이를 나타내지 않았으며, VBN 및 TBA값에 있어서는 균온처리한 시료가 완만 및 급속동결 처리한 타 시료에 비해 저장 200일 까지 가장 변화가 없었다. 동결저장온도의 상하변동에 있어서는, 온도변동 횟수가 증가할수록 pH 및 수분함량은 뚜렷한 변화가 없었으나 드립손실율, VBN 및 TBA값은 온도 변동횟수가 증가할수록 서서히 증가하는 경향을 보여주었다.
(Korea Food Research Institute)
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