EJPAU 2007. Żych A. , Lachowicz K. , Gajowiecki L. , Sobczak M. , Żochowska-Kujawska J. , Kotowicz M. EFFECTS OF SHORT MASSAGING TIME AND DRUM SPEED ON TEXTURE AND STRUCTURE CHANGES OF CHICKEN AND TURKEY BREAST MUSCLES

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2007
Volume 10
Issue 2

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Food Science and Technology

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Żych A. , Lachowicz K. , Gajowiecki L. , Sobczak M. , Żochowska-Kujawska J. , Kotowicz M. 2007. EFFECTS OF SHORT MASSAGING TIME AND DRUM SPEED ON TEXTURE AND STRUCTURE CHANGES OF CHICKEN AND TURKEY BREAST MUSCLES, EJPAU 10(2), #09.
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EFFECTS OF SHORT MASSAGING TIME AND DRUM SPEED ON TEXTURE AND STRUCTURE CHANGES OF CHICKEN AND TURKEY BREAST MUSCLES

Arkadiusz Żych¹, Kazimierz Lachowicz², Leszek Gajowiecki¹, Małgorzata Sobczak³, Joanna Żochowska-Kujawska², Marek Kotowicz¹
¹ Department of Meat Technology, Agricultural University of Szczecin, Poland
² Department of Meat Technology, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Poland
³ Department of Meat Technology, Faculty of Food Technology and Fisheries,
West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Poland

ABSTRACT

Changes in texture parameters (hardness, cohesiveness, chewiness) and structural elements (fibre cross-sectional area, and thickness of peri- and endomysium) of chicken and turkey breast muscles, subjected to effective massaging for ½, 1, 1½ , 2, 4 h were followed.

Turkey breast muscles with thier higher cross-sectional area thicker peri- and endomysium, compared with chicken breast muscles, were harder, more chewiness and cohesiveness.

Massaging resulted in an increase in the mean fibre cross-sectional area, changes in thicknes of the peri- and endomysium, and reduction in hardness and chewiness and in augmentation of cohesiveness of the muscles studied.

Turkey breast muscles were the less susceptible than the other muscles tested to mechanical tenderisation and should be effective massaged for more than 2 h or more intensely.

Chicken breast muscles massaged longer than 2 h at 20 rpm drum speed caused an over-massaging of meat and as the consequences an increase in hardness, chewiness and thermal drip.

Key words: poultry muscles, massaging, texture, structure.

Arkadiusz Żych
Department of Meat Technology,
Agricultural University of Szczecin, Poland
K. Królewicza 4, 71-550, Szczecin, Poland
phone: (+48 91) 423 10 61 ext. 332
email: zych@fish.ar.szczecin.pl

Kazimierz Lachowicz
Department of Meat Technology,
West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Poland
K. Królewicza 4, 71-550, Szczecin, Poland
phone: (+48 91) 423 10 61 ext. 332

Leszek Gajowiecki
Department of Meat Technology,
Agricultural University of Szczecin, Poland
K. Królewicza 4, 71-550, Szczecin, Poland
phone: (+48 91) 423 10 61 ext. 332

Małgorzata Sobczak
Department of Meat Technology, Faculty of Food Technology and Fisheries,
West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Poland
K. Królewicza 4, 71-550, Szczecin, Poland
phone: (+48 91) 423 10 61 ext. 332
email: msobczak@zut.edu.pl

Joanna Żochowska-Kujawska
Department of Meat Technology,
West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Poland
K. Królewicza 4, 71-550, Szczecin, Poland
phone: (+48 91) 423 10 61 ext. 332
email: joanna.zochowska-kujawska@fish.ar.szczecin.pl

Marek Kotowicz
Department of Meat Technology,
Agricultural University of Szczecin, Poland
K. Królewicza 4, 71-550, Szczecin, Poland
phone: (+48 91) 423 10 61 ext. 332

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