title: Effect of high pressure on physicochemical properties of meat.
abstract: The application of high pressure offers some interesting opportunities in the processing of muscle-based food products. It is well known that high-pressure processing can prolong the shelf life of meat products in addition to chilling but the pressure-labile nature of protein systems limits the commercial range of applications. High pressure can affect the texture and gel-forming properties of myofibrillar proteins and, hence, has been suggested as a physical and additive-free alternative to tenderize and soften or restructure meat and fish products. However, the rate and magnitude at which pressure and temperature effects take place in muscles are variable and depend on a number of circumstances and conditions that are still not precisely known. This review provides an overview of the current knowledge of the effects of high pressure on muscle tissue over a range of temperatures as it relates to meat texture, microstructure, color, enzymes, lipid oxidation, and pressure-induced gelation of myofibrillar proteins.
authors: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Animal, Food and Health Sciences, 671 Sneydes Road, Werribee, VIC 3030, Australia.
authors: Roman
authors: R
authors: Buckow
authors: Anita
authors: A
authors: Sikes
authors: Ron
authors: R
authors: Tume
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002154:Calpain / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D002403:Cathepsins / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D002417:Cattle; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002645:Chickens; D003116:Color; D005399:Fishes; D005511:Food Handling; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008461:Meat Products / Q000032:analysis*; D009124:Muscle Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000737:chemistry; D011312:Pressure; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D009124:Muscle Proteins; D002403:Cathepsins; D002154:Calpain