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This study investigated the effect of ultrasound assisted chicken cartilage collagen peptide (CP) treatment on the storage quality of chicken breast meat. There were five meat groups at 4 °C for 60 min as follows: untreatment (Control), immersing in deionized water (DW), ultrasound treatment in DW (UDW), immersing in CP (0.15 g/100 mL) solution and immersing in ultrasound combined with CP (UCP). The results showed that the drip and cooking loss of meat decreased significantly in UCP at4and -18 °Cwith the extension of storage time. A large amount of non-flowing water transformed into free water in the 4 °C for 5 d, and the smallest degree of water migration was observed at -18 °C in UCP. The texture parameters of UCP group were significantly improved, especially for decreased hardness and increased elasticity. Furthermore, there had no significant effect on the color of chicken breast., Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)

The objective of the present study was to compare the breast meat quality and metabolomic characteristics from broilers that were raised in conventional (conventional farm reared-broilers; CB, n = 20) and legally approved animal welfare farms (welfare farm reared-broilers; WB, n = 20) in aerobic cold storage (1, 3, 5, and 7 d). Compared to CB chickens, the WB chickens had a larger floor size as well as lower stocking density, atmospheric ammonia, and nipple-shared chicken counts. The results demonstrated significantly higher pH, L ⁎ - and b ⁎ -value, and lower shear force in CB compared to WB during cold storage. Using 1 H NMR analysis, 25 compounds were identified in the chicken breast meat. Partial least square-discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) was performed based on the identified metabolites. The content of 15 metabolites (1 di-peptide, 9 free amino acids, 2 glycolytic potential-related products, 2 nucleotide-related products, and 1 organic acid) was significantly different due to the rearing environment (CB vs. WB). Among them, all free amino acids were higher in CB than in WB. Six free amino acids (glycine, isoleucine, leucine, phenylalanine, valine, and β-alanine) had variable importance in projection (VIP) score >1, regardless of the number of cold storage days. Therefore, these compounds in the breast meat may be used as potential markers to determine the rearing environment of broilers. Also, this result might be an indication of stress-related meat quality changes in broilers., (Copyright © 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Over the past several decades, as a result of the increasing growth rate and body size of modern hybrid birds, poultry industry has been facing up the occurrence of many breast meat abnormalities, such as White Striping (WS), Wooden Breast (WB) and Spaghetti Meat (SM), whose incidence has recently reached alarming levels. Thus, the present study aimed at simultaneously investigating the implications of WS, WB and SM abnormalities on meat colour, pH, proximate composition, fatty acid profile, collagen, thermal properties as well as texture and water mobility, assessed on both superficial and deep section of Pectoralis major muscle. Overall, the occurrence of breast abnormalities is associated with a higher ultimate pH and a significant increase in moisture and fat level, coupled with a decrease in protein and ash content with WB showing the most detrimental effect. However, fatty acid profile resulted to be mildly modified only by WS. Moreover, WB fillets showed significantly higher (P < .001) collagen content and stromal protein denaturation enthalpy associated with an altered water distribution and mobility within the muscle tissue. On the contrary, SM samples displayed a lower (P < .001) collagen cross-linking and a softer texture after the cooking. Overall, these findings reveal that the occurrence of WB abnormality exerts a more profound and prominent effect on meat quality traits rather than the presence not only of WS, but also of SM., (Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)

Aims: To study effects of treatment voltage and time of in-package atmospheric cold plasmas (ACP) on quality of raw chicken meat., Methods and Results: Meat was packed in trays in air, treated with ACP and stored at 4°C for 24 h or 3 days. Increasing voltage from 55 to 80 kV caused increasing O 3 inside packages, but had no effects on microbes, colour and pH after 24 h of storage at 4°C. There were no differences in O 3 , microbes, colour lightness and pH between treatment times 3, 6 and 9 min at 80 kV after 3-day storage. However, microbial populations on ACP-treated meat were lower than untreated control. Treatments at 80 kV for >3 min reduced meat redness and yellowness., Conclusions: ACP voltage does not affect microbes, colour and pH of meat after 24 h of storage. ACP treatments for ≥3 min at 80 kV reduce microbes and affect colour of raw meat., Significance and Impact of the Study: Our data demonstrate that increasing ACP voltage from 55 to 80 kV or time from 3 to 9 min may not affect meat microbial growth and pH. Increasing treatment time longer than 3 min may affect meat appearance., (© 2017 The Society for Applied Microbiology.)

The aim of this study was to classify and visualize tenderness of intact fresh broiler breast fillets using hyperspectral imaging (HSI) technique. A total of 75 chicken fillets were scanned by HSI system of 400-1000nm in reflectance mode. Warner-Bratzler shear force (WBSF) value was used as reference tenderness indicator and fillets were grouped into least, moderately and very tender categories accordingly. To extract additional image textural features, principal component analysis (PCA) transform of images were conducted and gray level co-occurrence matrix (GLCM) analysis was implemented in region of interests (ROIs) on first three PC score images. Partial least square discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) or radial basis function-support vector machine (RBF-SVM) was developed for predicting tenderness based on full wavelengths (CCR=0.92), selected wavelengths (CCR=0.84), textural or combined data (CCR=0.88). Classification maps were created by pixels prediction in images and breast fillet tenderness was readily discernible. Overall, HSI technique is a promising methodology for predicting tenderness of intact fresh broiler breast meat., (Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)

Only a few years ago, the poultry industry began to face a recent abnormality in breast meat, known as wooden breast, which frequently overlaps with white striping. This study aimed to assess the impact of wooden breast abnormality on quality traits of meat. For this purpose, 32 normal (NRM), 32 wooden (WB), and 32 wooden and white-striped (WB/WS) Pectoralis major muscles were selected from the same flock of heavy broilers (males, Ross 708, weighing around 3.7 kg) in the deboning area of a commercial processing plant at 3 h postmortem and used to assess histology, proximate (moisture, protein, fat, ash, and collagen) and mineral composition (Mg, K, P, Na and Ca), sarcoplasmic and myofibrillar protein patterns, and technological traits of breast meat. Compared to the normal group, WB/WS fillets showed more severe histological lesions characterized by fiber degeneration, fibrosis, and lipidosis, coupled with a significantly harder texture. With regard to proximate and mineral composition, abnormal samples exhibited significantly (P < 0.001) higher moisture, fat, and collagen contents coupled with lower (P < 0.001) amounts of protein and ash. Furthermore, increased calcium (131 vs. 84 mg kg(-1); P < 0.05) and sodium (741 vs. 393 mg kg(-1); P < 0.001) levels were found in WB/WS meat samples. The SDS-PAGE analysis revealed a significantly lower amount of calcium-ATPase (SERCA, 114 kDa), responsible for the translocation of Ca ions across the membrane, in normal breasts compared to abnormal ones. As for meat quality traits, fillets affected by wooden abnormality exhibited significantly (P < 0.001) higher ultimate pH and lower water-holding/water-binding capacity. In particular, compared to normal, abnormal samples showed reduced marinade uptake coupled with increased drip loss and cooking losses as well. In conclusion, this study revealed that meat affected by wooden breast or both wooden breast and white striping abnormalities exhibit poorer nutritional value, harder texture, and impaired water-holding capacity., (© 2015 Poultry Science Association Inc.)

The objective was to evaluate the effect of postmortem aging on marination performance of early-deboned chicken breast fillets (pectoralis major) with different color lightness. Effects of marination on muscle shear force were also determined. Early-deboned (2 h postmortem) broiler butterfly fillets were visually selected based on their color lightness (pale, normal, and dark) from a commercial plant. The individual butterfly fillets were separated into left and right fillets. One of them was used for 6-h marination treatment and the other for 24-h marination treatment. Samples were marinated in a vacuum tumbler (-0.6 atm, 16 rpm, 20 min) with 20% wt/wt marinade yielding 0.75% NaCl and 0.45% phosphate in the final product. The effect of aging on salt-induced water gain by breast muscle was also measured using the swelling/centrifuging method. Marinade uptake, marinade retention, raw product yield, and cooked product yield were determined after tumbling, following storage for 24 and 48 h after marination and after cooking. Salt-induced water gain was greater (P < 0.05) in nonmarinated fillets at 24 h postmortem compared with 6 h postmortem. Compared with unmarinated fillets, marination enhanced finished product yield significantly (P < 0.05) regardless of postmortem aging and color lightness. Marinade retention and product yield were different (P < 0.05) in fillets categorized by L* (lightness) values. There were no differences (P > 0.05) between 2 postmortem aging times for marinade uptake, overall product yield, cooking loss, final cooked product yield, or meat shear force regardless of initial fillet L* values. However, marinade retention of 6-h samples was significantly better than 24-h samples (P < 0.05). These results demonstrate that with a targeted 15% marinade uptake, postmortem aging of 2-h deboned fillets before marination does not affect marinade uptake and product yield, but significantly affects marinade retention by boneless skinless chicken breast., (©2014 Poultry Science Association Inc.)

Recently, white striations parallel to muscle fibers direction have been observed on the surface of chicken breast, which could be ascribed to intensive growth selection. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of white striping on chemical composition with special emphasis on myofibrillar and sarcoplasmic protein fractions that are relevant to the processing features of chicken breast meat. During this study, a total of 12 pectoralis major muscles from both normal and white striped fillets were used to evaluate chemical composition, protein solubility (sarcoplasmic, myofibrillar, and total protein solubility), protein quantity (sarcoplasmic, myofibrillar, and stromal proteins), water holding capacity, and protein profile by SDS-PAGE analysis. White-striped fillets exhibited a higher percentage of moisture (75.4 vs. 73.8%; P < 0.01), intramuscular fat (2.15 vs. 0.98%; P < 0.01), and collagen (1.36 vs. 1.22%; P < 0.01), and lower content of protein (18.7 vs. 22.8%; P < 0.01) and ash (1.14 vs. 1.34%; P < 0.01), in comparison with normal fillets. There was a great decline in myofibrillar (14.0 vs. 8.7%; P < 0.01) and sarcoplasmic (3.2 vs. 2.6%; P < 0.01) content and solubility as well as an increase in cooking loss (33.7 vs. 27.4%; P < 0.05) due to white striping defects. Moreover, gel electrophoresis showed that the concentration of 3 myofibrillar proteins corresponding to actin (42 kDa); LC1, slow-twitch light chain myosin (27.5 kDa); and LC3, fast-twitch light chain myosin (16 kDa), and almost all sarcoplasmic proteins were lower than normal. In conclusion, the findings of this study revealed that chicken breast meat with white striping defect had different chemical composition (more fat and less protein) and protein quality and quantity (low content of myofibrillar proteins and high content of stromal proteins) with respect to normal meat. Furthermore, white striped fillets had lower protein functionality (higher cooking loss). All the former changes indicate that white striping has great impact on quality characteristics of chicken breast meat., (© Poultry Science Association Inc.)

Modified atmospheric packaging (MAP) is most commonly used nowadays to improve the shelf-life of meat in refrigeration storage. Therefore, this research was undertaken to study the effect of MAP on the quality and shelf-life of chicken breast meat (CBM) under refrigeration storage. This was further compared with aerobic packaging (AP) to find the efficiency of MAP. Three different concentrations used were : 1) MAP-20 (20%O2+30%CO2+50%N2), 2) MAP-10 (10%O2+40%CO2+50%N2), and 3) MAP-0 (0%O2+20%CO2+80%N2). Refrigerated storage of CBM with MAP of 0-20% oxygen significantly (p<0.05) decreased the TBARS, deoxymyoglobin, metmyoglobin, L* value, b* value, oxygen, and nitrogen but increased the pH, oxymyoglobin, total meat pigment, a* value, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, standard plate counts and scores of sensory attributes when compared with aerobic packaging. It can be concluded that a MAPCBM had a shelf-life of 12 days and AP-CBM had 6 days under refrigeration storage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

• Effects of isochoric freezing on quality attributes of chicken meat were studied. • Samples frozen in pure water and 1.5% NaCl solution were significantly affected. • Samples frozen in 2.5% NaCl solution at −4 and −8 °C had no significant change. • Pressure negative effect was minimized with increasing NaCl concentration. This study investigated the potential of isochoric freezing for chicken breast meat for the first time. Chicken breast samples were immersed in isochoric NaCl solutions with various concentrations of 0 (pure water, PW), 1.5 and 2.5 % at −4 and −8 °C, respectively, and effects of process parameters such as temperature, pressure, and solution concentration on quality characteristics of the sample including colour, water holding capacity, weight loss, texture, microstructure, and water mobility were evaluated. Results showed that increasing NaCl concentrations depressed freezing temperature and pressure and samples treated in PW and 1.5 % NaCl solution at −4 and −8 °C exhibited a significant decrease (P < 0.05) in the quality characteristics, while those treated in 2.5 % solution at −4 and −8 °C showed no significant difference compared with the control. These results indicated the potential for enhancing the quality of meats preserved in isochoric systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This research evaluated the contribution of nanocomposite films based on different concentrations of nZH-Cu (1%, 2%, and 3%) to the microbiological, organoleptic, and physicochemical characteristics of packed chicken breast meat. Analysis of some meat quality traits, such as microbiological, chemical, and physical, were conducted on a laboratory scale. For this, small squares of chicken breast meat, weighing approximately 10 g, were aseptically wrapped with rectangular pieces of 5 × 10 cm PLA-nZH-Cu nanocomposite films, which were stored at 4 °C for 20 days. The microbiological results indicated efficient antibacterial activity (at any nZH-Cu concentration in the nanocomposite films) on the total viable count of groups of psychrophiles, aerobic mesophiles, Enterobacteriaceae, and Salmonella spp. until day 10 of storage (p < 0.05). No significant changes were observed in the organoleptic (color) and physicochemical qualities (texture, weight, pH, and acidity) until day 10 of storage at 4 °C (p < 0.05). The analysis of the experimental tests carried out determined that the PLA-nZH-Cu nanocomposite films played an effective role in the bacterial safety of the packaged chicken. It was concluded that the nZH-Cu nanocomposite films, at all concentrations tested, extended the shelf life of the chicken breast meat for up to 10 days in a refrigerator at 4 °C. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: The aim of this study was to develop near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) calibrations for determination of the fatty acids (FA) in broiler breast meat. A total of 144 breast meat samples were freeze-dried and divided into calibration set and validation set. Calibration models were developed for FA including C14:0, C16:0, C16:1n-7, C18:0, C18:1n-7, C18:1n-9, C18:2n-6, C18:3n-3, C18:3n-6, C20:0, C20:1n-9, C20:2n-6, C20:4n-6, C20:5n-3, C22:4n-6, C22:6n-3, C24:0 and C24:1n-9. Calibration models for FA groups were also developed. Calibrations based on the absolute FA content were more accurate than those based on the relative composition (%). The coefficients of determination of FA and FA groups (based on the absolute content) except C18:3n-6, C20:0, C20:2n-6 and C24:1n-9, were between 0.86 and 0.98 for calibration, and 0.83 and 0.97 for validation. The results indicate NIRS can be a feasible and rapid method for determination of FA with a mean concentration over 0.10g/kg. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: The effect of various ingredients such as sodium chloride (NaCl), sodium tripolyphosphate (STPP) and β-glucan (BG) on the biochemical properties of chicken breast proteins during temperature assisted high pressure processing was studied. Total protein solubility revealed that 600MPa pressure and 40 oC are critical for the denaturation of proteins in STPP samples. Increase in reactive sulfhydryl groups with pressure indicate the exposure of buried sulfhydryl groups. Hydrophobicity and sulfhydryl contents revealed that hydrophobic interaction and disulphide bond formation are responsible for gel formation. The study revealed that 40 oC and 400/600MPa pressure is optimum for high pressure processing of chicken breast meat. Addition of β-glucan with reduced NaCl and in the absence of sodium tripolyphosphate could produce gels with similar properties to those with 2.5% NaCl addition. Hence it is proposed that β-glucan can be used to reduce NaCl content of chicken products produced by temperature assisted high pressure processing. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

The effect of frying oil temperature and frying times on pore structure was investigated, while the primary focus of this study was directed towards pore structure characterization by using mercury intrusion porosimeter. The samples were cut into rectangular shapes and deep-fat-fried at different frying oil temperatures (170, 180, and 190 °C) in an industrial fryer for periods ranging from 5 to 360 s and subsequently freeze-dried. Pore structure characterization was conducted by using mercury porosimeter. The cumulative pore volumes decreased by 24% from 2.13 to 0.51 ml/g and with a corresponding porosity of 0.71–0.37 after 360 s of deep-fat frying. Pore structure appeared to be affected by oil absorption, evidently, increased mercury entrapment in pores increased from 0.97% to 10% after 360 s of frying, which implied development of inkbottle shapes. The inter-fiber (planer) pore diameter was about 10.2 μm while the intra-fiber (internal) pores vary from 0.006 to 10 μm in diameter and over 84% of the pores were capillary pores. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Effects of antioxidants butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT, 0.02%), carnosine (1%), and plant extracts rosemary (RE, 1%), pine bark (PBE, 1%) and pomegranate (PGE, 1%) were investigated on total plate counts, pH, color, and lipid oxidation (LPO) in chicken breast meat patties packed in modified atmosphere and treated with dielectric-barrier-discharge (DBD) cold plasma (CP). The effect on mesophilic inactivation (> 50% reduction) by CP in stored patties varied with antioxidants. No effect was noted for BHT and PBE. RE and PGE enhanced it by >65%, but carnosine suppressed it completely. Antioxidants did not affect CP-induced pH reduction. Plant extracts significantly influenced CIEL*a*b* measurements and prevented CP effects on them during storage. BHT, carnosine, RE, and PGE reduced LPO by more than 18% in CP-treated, stored samples. PBE completely suppressed LPO in CP-treated, and PGE in non-CP-treated, stored patties. Natural plant extracts could improve microbial inactivation and inhibit LPO in CP-processed meat. Adding antioxidants in food matrix affects antimicrobial inactivation and prevents oxidative damages by in-package cold plasma (IPCP). The effectiveness varies with the antioxidant. Natural antioxidants rosemary, pomegranate, and pine bark extracts, can be used to enhance antimicrobial inactivation, suppress lipid oxidation, and maintain appearances of IPCP-processed meat products. • Cold plasma resulted in >50% reduction in microbial growth and 2-fold increases in lipid oxidation. • Adding antioxidants could further enhance cold-plasma inactivation of microbes by >80%. • Antioxidants did not influence pH in cold-plasma-treated meat. • Antioxidant effects on meat color varied significantly with CIEL*a*b*, cold plasma, and storage. • Antioxidant pine bark fully prevented lipid-oxidation induced by cold-plasma in stored meat. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The synergistic antibacterial activities of shirazi-thyme, cinnamon, and clove essential oils (EOs) in triple combinations investigated in culture medium and chicken breast meat against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Pseudomonas fluorescens to reach the minimum concentrations with the highest efficacy. The two and three-dimensional checkerboard methods used to determine the interactions of EOs through the Fractional inhibitory concentration index (FICI). P. fluorescens exhibited the highest resistance to EOs, although S. aureus found to be the most sensitive bacterium. The shirazi-thyme with the lowest minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was the most active antibacterial essential oil followed by clove and cinnamon. Different double combinations of EOs showed synergistic (FICI ≤ 0.5) or additive (0.5 < FICI ≤1) effects against P. fluorescens. A triple combination was recorded as synergistic with the 6–8 folds reduction in the MIC, compared to the double-combination and single-use of EOs. The food matrix evaluation confirmed the in vitro results as the triple combination of EOs used at synergistic MICs prevented the growth of P. fluorescens in refrigerated chicken breast meat for 12 days. Concisely, the synergistic antibacterial action of EOs leads to the reduction of adverse effects on the organoleptic properties of food. [Display omitted] • Ternary combination of essential oils showed synergism effect against P. fluorescens. • Synergistic triple blend reduced the MIC 6–8 folds compared to dual and single EOs. • The bacteriostatic action of dual & triple EOs confirmed on chicken breast meat. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Simple Summary: Studies of the meat quality of modern birds and their respective myopathies are important to clarify the influence of these on the meat quality of the animals. The constant genetic evolution that birds have undergone is the most plausible cause for the onset of Wooden Breast Myopathy. The processing of byproducts, such as sausages, represents an alternative to avoid the losses that this myopathy generates to the poultry industry due to discards of chickens affected by different degrees of wooden breast myopathy. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of storage on the quality of sausages made with breast from chickens affected by wooden breast myopathy (WBM). Breast samples from male broilers slaughtered at 48 days old were used. Normal (absence of myopathy), moderate degree (hardness only in one region of the breast) and severe degree samples (hardness over the entire length of the breast) were processed into sausages and evaluated prior to storage and after being vacuum-packed and stored for 7, 14, 21 and 28 days at 4 °C. There was a decrease (p < 0.001) in pH and an increase (p < 0.001) in cooking weight loss in samples of sausages, regardless of the myopathy, after 28 days of storage. Sausages produced with chicken breast samples affected by wooden breast myopathy presented higher (p < 0.0001) moisture concentration (72% for the severe degree) and higher (p = 0.0224) protein concentration (17.27% and 17.36%, respectively, for the moderate and severe degrees) than sausages made of normal samples (70.72% and 14.32%, respectively). The results indicate that sausages produced with meat from birds moderately and severely affected by the myopathy show higher oxidative stability. Fresh sausages produced with breast meat from birds affected by wooden breast syndrome may be stored (4 °C) for up to 28 days without exhibiting the characteristic rancid taste and smell. In sensory analysis, no differences were observed between the formulations, which suggests that the consumers approved the samples regardless of the disease severity in the meat used for the making of the sausages. The current results show that chicken meat affected by wooden breast myopathy can be used for producing fresh sausages in the industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Simple Summary: The study of meat quality of modern birds and their respective myopathies is important to understand the influence of myopathy on the meat quality of these birds. The constant genetic evolution that birds have suffered and still suffer in the present is the most plausible cause of the onset of this myopathy. The processing of by-products, such as hamburgers, enters as an alternative to avoid losses that this myopathy generates in the poultry industry, with discards of chickens affected by the different degrees of myopathy in wooden breast. Considering the increased incidence of wooden breast myopathy in broilers, the intake involves no threat to human health, indefinite etiology consumer rejection by appearance in such breasts, and the lack of studies on the industrial use of wooden breast. The objective of this study was evaluating the quality of hamburgers made with chicken meat affected by wooden breast. Breast samples from broilers slaughtered at 48-days-old were used. Normal (absence of myopathy), moderate degree (hardness only in one region of the breast) and severe degree (hardness over the entire length of the breast) samples were processed for the manufacture of hamburgers whose quality analyses (color, pH, cooking weight loss, shrinkage percentage, tenderness, storage weight loss, water activity, lipid oxidation, chemical composition and consumer test) were performed on non-stored samples (Day 0), and after storing at 30, 60, 90 and 120 days at −20 °C. There was a reduction (p < 0.05) in tenderness in samples of moderate-grade hamburgers (from 161.45 N to 289.40 N) after 120 days of storage. Hamburgers produced with chicken breast samples affected by wooden breast myopathy presented higher (p < 0.0001) fat concentration (5.32 g/100 g and 5.26 g/100 g, respectively, for the moderate and severe degree) than hamburgers made of normal samples (4.45 g/100 g). Lipid oxidation values increased, which exceeded the limit of rancidity detection, independent of myopathy. The consumers equally appreciated the aroma, flavor, and texture, and rated their overall acceptance as similar regardless of the quality of chicken meat. Chicken breast hamburgers with wooden breast myopathy is a viable alternative for the poultry industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]