Size and location of ice crystals in pork frozen by high-pressure-assisted freezing as compared to classical methods
Size and location of ice crystals in pork frozen by high-pressure-assisted freezing as compared to classical methods
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DOI:
10.1016/s0309-1740(98)00038-2
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发表时间:
1998-11-01
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影响因子:
7.1
通讯作者:
Zaritzky, NE
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作者:
Martino, MN;Otero, L;Zaritzky, NE
In high-pressure-assisted freezing, samples are cooled under pressure (200 MPa) to -20 degrees C without ice formation then pressure is released (0.1 MPa) and the high super-cooling reached (approx. 20 degrees C), promotes uniform and rapid ice nucleation. The size and location of ice crystals in large meat pieces (Longissimus dorsi pork muscle) as a result of high-pressure-assisted freezing were compared to those obtained by air-blast and liquid NZ Samples from the surface and centre of the frozen muscle were histologically analysed rising an indirect technique (isothermal-freeze fixation). Air-blast and cryogenic fluid freezing, having thermal gradients, showed non-uniform ice crystal distributions. High-pressure-assisted-frozen samples, both at the surface and at the central zones, showed similar, small-sized ice crystals. This technique is particularly useful for freezing large pieces of food when uniform ice crystal sizes are required. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.