Artículo
Effect of aging and retail display conditions on the color and oxidant/antioxidant status of beef from steers finished with dg-supplemented diets
Registro en:
2304-8158 (online)
10.3390/ foods11060884
Autor
Merayo, Manuela
Rizzo, Sergio Aníbal
Rossetti, Luciana
Pighin, Dario
Grigioni, Gabriela
Institución
Resumen
Abstract: The aim of this work was to study the effect of finishing diets including distiller grains
(DG) on color and oxidative stability of beef after being exposed to aerobic retail display conditions,
with or without previous aging. For this purpose, beef samples from animals fed with finishing diets
including 0%, 15%, 30%, and 45% DG (on a dry matter basis), which had been exposed to aerobic retail
display conditions, with or without previous aging under vacuum packaging, were evaluated. The
content of γ-tocopherol, β-carotene, and lutein in diet samples increased with the level of DG. Beef
evaluated at 72 h post-mortem showed greater content of γ-tocopherol and retinol as the DG level
increased. Meat color was not affected by DG inclusion, but color parameters decreased with retail
conditions. Meat from animals fed with DG showed the lowest values of thiobarbituric acid reactive
substances (TBARS), independently of the retail display conditions. However, all samples were below
the threshold associated with rancid aromas and above the a* value related to meat color acceptance.
Thus, feeding diets including up to 45% of DG improved the antioxidant status of meat, preserving
the color, and delaying lipid oxidation in meat samples under the display conditions evaluated.