title: The solubility of carbon dioxide in meat.
abstract: The solubility of CO(2) in muscle tissue of pH 5·5 at 0°C was approximately 960 ml at STP/kg of tissue. The solubility increased with increasing tissue pH by 360 ml/kg for each pH unit. The solubility decreased with increasing temperature by 19 ml/kg for each °C rise. Solubilities in beef, pork and lamb muscle tissue were comparable. The solubility of CO(2) in fat tissues initially increased as the temperature was raised above 0°C, but then declined at higher temperatures, with the temperature of peak solubility and the solubility curves being markedly different for fat tissue from the three species.
authors: Meat Industry Research Institute of New Zealand (Inc.), PO Box 617, Hamilton, New Zealand.
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