EFFECTS OF SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE AND ASCORBIC-ACID ADDED WITH GLANDLESS COTTONSEED FLOUR TO GROUND-BEEF

Sodium tripolyphosphate (STP; 0.25%) or 0.05 or 0.10% ascorbic acid (AA) was added in combination with 3% defatted glandless cottonseed flour (GCF) to ground beef containing 22% fat and 0, 0.5 or 2.0% added salt. Patties made from the mixes were stored at 4 or -20.degree. C, or at -20.degree. C followed by storage at 4.degree. C. Refrigerated patties or frozen-and-refrigerated patties containing GCF plus AA or GCF plus STP plus AA had higher (P < 0.05) Hunter "a" values (redness) than those containing GCF alone or GCF plus STP. Frozen patties with GCF plus STP had higher (P < 0.05) "a" values than those having other antioxidant treatments. STP and/or AA used in conjunction with GCF had no advantage over use of GCF singly for inhibiting lipid oxidation.