Influence of intramuscular fat content on the quality of pig meat -: 2.: Consumer acceptability of m. longissimus lumborum

被引:222
作者
Fernandez, X [1 ]
Monin, G
Talmant, A
Mourot, J
Lebret, B
机构
[1] INRA, Meat Res Ctr, F-63122 St Genes Champanelle, France
[2] INRA, Pig Res Ctr, F-35590 Hermitage, France
关键词
pig meat; intramuscular fat; consumer acceptability;
D O I
10.1016/S0309-1740(99)00038-8
中图分类号
TS2 [食品工业];
学科分类号
0832 ;
摘要
The present study is part of a project which aimed to examine the influence of intramuscular fat (IMF) content on sensory attributes and consumer acceptability of pork. Two experiments were conducted to evaluate consumer acceptability of pork chops with varying IMF level in muscle Longissimus lumborum (LL). Each experiment used 32 castrated male pigs selected after slaughter either from 125 Duroc x Landrace (Experiment 1) or 102 Tia Meslan x Landrace (Experiment 2) crossbred animals, and showing large variability in LL IMF content: from < 1.5 to > 3.5% in Experiment I and from 1.25 to 3.25% in Experiment 2. A group of 56 consumers evaluated various items on rib-eye (LL muscle trimmed of backfat) (Experiment 1) and on entire chops trimmed of backfat (Experiment 2). Data from Experiment 1 indicate that an increase in IMF level is associated with an increase in visual perception of fat and a corresponding decrease in the willingness to eat and purchase the meat, when expressed before tasting. The latter effect disappeared after the consumers had tasted the meat, probably due to a positive effect of increase IMF, up to 3.5%, on the perception of texture and taste. In Experiment 2, where entire chops were evaluated, the perception of visible fat was not affected by IMF level, probably due to the lack of variation in the level of intermuscular fat between the four IMF groups. The willingness to eat and purchase the meat were unaffected by IMF level, whereas the perception of texture and taste was enhanced with increased IMF levels up to 3.25%. The present data suggest that the acceptability of pork may be improved by increasing IMF level but: (1) this effect disappeared for IMF levels higher than 3.5%, which are associated with a high risk of meat rejection due to visible fat and (2) the positive effect of increased IMF probably holds true as long as it is not associated with an increase in the level of intermuscular fat. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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